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Thank you so much for the detailed options! I believe that I'm going to use the Austin Brook Trail from North Rd, since I'm thinking that I will also try to make it on North to the Carlo Col...

I need to pick up the AT at Gentian Pond Shelter to begin my next Northbound section. I saw somebody's earlier post which wrote about a two mile trail from a nearby road to the shelter which the...

I'd like to be able to easily view electronic documents, scans .... etc on my IPhone while I am on the trail. Is there some kind of free IPone accessible place/app where I can load them at home so...

There is an in-between possibility which minimizes shock to the uninitiated. I spoke to a hiker who said that he was anticipating several road crossings ....etc, so he attached a light shirt to the...

Nice and light, though, Smoky Spoon. :sun

I bring one of two different instrument setups when I hike ....
44.0oz 6 string Martin Backpacker ($200) wrapped in Bubble Wrap and placed in my 12"X 40" "custom made pack liner" which ZPacks.com...

I bring one of two different instrument setups when I hike ....
44.5oz 6 string Martin Backpacker ($200) wrapped in Bubble Wrap and placed in my 12"X 40" "custom made pack liner" which ZPacks.com...

Thank you for all of these enlightening posts. I'm still up in the air, but this info helps me greatly as I hem and haw about what's available.

Frogg Toggs has this "Frogg Toggs® Ultra-Lite2™" set of rain gear that I'm considering as a lower cost alternative [$25.00]. Is it new and amazing? I hope so! Has anybody had any success or...

Mix it up the night before in 20oz water bottle ..... Wake up/shake again - chug as you start hiking :banana

Super Protein Breakfast Mix
[just add 16-20oz. water]
(tastes like “Yoohoo “or...

Super Protein Breakfast Mix
[just add 16-20oz. water]
(tastes like “Yoohoo “or “Starbuck’s Mocha Drink”)
½ cp Nido inst. whle mlk 320c
1 envelope of “Carnation Breakfast Essentials” 130c
1...

Mix it up the night before in 20oz water bottle ..... Wake up/shake again - chug as you start hiking :banana

Super Protein Breakfast Mix
[just add 16-20oz. water]
(tastes like “Yoohoo “or...

Just for everybody's information . As of now the plan is to take an overnight Greyhound bus to Marion VA from Hartford CT ($77), stay overnight at a local motel within walking distance with...

Just for everybody's information . As of now the plan is to take an overnight Greyhound bus to Marion VA from Hartford CT ($77), stay overnight at a local motel within walking distance with...

Any ideas on how I should get to Damascus from CT?

I'm now starting on April 1st. I would love to see other hikers, so I'm considering a Damascus start. I don't hike big miles, so I figure that the NOBOS will be catching me quite soon. Does...

What would you suggest in this scenario? I have these times available ..... [April 1st - May 20] [July 1st with no ending time] (Family weddings from Mem Day until end of June) I enjoy hiker...

Is there a specific bus accessible town at the North end of the Grayson Highlands where the altitude drops? Perhaps I could start there Mid-March and experience substantially higher temperatures...

Need some advice ...... (1st time post of new member)
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I'm looking for a good starting point and direction on the AT for a section from Mid-March...