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I had my dog with me over half of my thru-hike. I have to say the more well behaved your dog is, the easier it is to do what you need to do in town. As for grocery shopping and eating out, my dog...

Unfortunately this is something I had to deal with on the trail a couple of times. The first time was very inconvenient because I wasn't near any towns and had a long hitch out of a pretty rural...

For the right type of dog and the right attitude, an AT thru-hike is definitely doable. I started my hike with my border collie Kelly, in 2010 and left her behind in Pennsylvania. Do I think I could...

Go for it! I did my thru last year and I started solo (with my dog). You won't be alone for long and will find yourself surrounded by a great community very quickly. I wouldn't say having a dog made...

I got plantar fasciitis after a rocky 42 mile day in Pennsylvania. It was really painful, but i wasn't about to stop hiking on my thru because of it. Very often and during every break I had I would...

I used a tarptent double rainbow for my dog and I on our thru. The hubba is too small, i'm 5'6 and it wasnt gonna work for us. You will probably be surprised as I was, but most shelters (that were'nt...

a lot of places accept dogs, a lot of places don't. my dog went all the way to duncannon last year before I sent her home. Although I feel she could have made it, it was getting too hot, and too dry...

That might be Jack Straws camera.. he was in all those locations with me when the pictures were taken.. he had a trail journal so ill try to get in touch and see. I think he lost his camera somewhere...

I started with exofficio underwear,but when it rained I chafed. I ended up not wearing any. I worse a skort that had bike type shorts sewn in

I experienced quite a bit on the trail. Chances are when you get in a group its gonna be mostly guys.. For me, most of the time it was all guys. The guys after a while ignore your presence and start...

I definetely prefered my tent over any other sleeping option. However, when all your stuff is wet for days on end, your tent is leaking and it's raining outside; or your sick, a motel or hostel is a...

When I went through pine grove, we all took showers in the bathrooms at the park about .25 or less down the trail from the general store and camped right outside.

If you have a good dog 99.9% of people will be happy to see you and him. As for your water source question.. for me it depended on the source. If it was a large creek with a rocky bottom running well...

Congrats Red Hat! I would say you still did more miles than 95% of the "thru hikers" this year. I too noticed more than half of the hikers yellowblazing through Maine, after hiking that far, I didn't...

I always find a way to shave one way or another. Sometimes i carry one of those disposable razor cartridges, sometimes someone offers me a razor, sometimes I buy one. It's pretty easy to get your...

:) Thanks for all the help you guys have given me, Kelly dog and I have made it to Harpers Ferry. She is doing well although the ticks were horrible through the Shenandoahs and I doubt they will be...

Nuthatch, I don't know how those hikers came off like that to you. All I know is you had a very quick conversation with one of them and you already had an idea of what you thought they were like...

It's tick time. Kelly the dog and I are up in Daleville, VA right now and about a week ago I found the first tick on her, since then i have been pulling off at least a dozen a day and pulled the...

Thanks for the info, that's what I was looking for. I'll wait till after the highlands then and if anyone can refer me to someone I would be very grateful! we have had some unusually warm weather...

The days have been warmer and my dog has a pretty good coat. When I get to Damascus (in about 5 days) I was considering finding someone to give my dog a bit of a shave to keep her cooler on the hot...

There was no sauce on it, it was actually breadsticks with cheese :)

I know some people who are mail dropping all their dogs food, but I can imagine it to be such a pain and add even more expense to their expensive food. She does fine on what I normally feed her and...

Haha, well, none yet, but I did give her pizza today. I do buy her beef jerky as a snack though,she loves the jack link's beef steaks. Some people laugh because im actually a vegetarian

I've been hiking with these guys for a while now. Wouldn't pass judgement, all three of them are strong hikers and are doing very well.

Hey Chaco Taco, saw you coming out of hot springs. I had the little border collie and went by the name Cowgirl