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Yes I was hiking a section between Mt. Rogers to Bland, Virginia from May 19 through the 24th and was in contact with Cocoon several times during that time. My buddy and I were the drivers who took...

Stayed there when I did a 77 mile section in May with Summit and it appeared to be infested then as well (mainly no-seeums & mosquitoes)... Beautiful shelter though but we stayed in tents and allowed...

Jangles has always been a personal favorite of mine.... Here's the link:

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=125875

I did this loop in April of 2009 where Summit and I experienced all four seasons in one week... here's my trail journal for what its worth.
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You could climb from Davenport Gap to the Mt. Camerer Firetower.... it would be tough uphill climb but an easy run downhill.....

Interesting point here... I've seen many trail crews that maintain the trail who are affiliated with the hiking clubs but what about the horse campers?... Would they field trail maintenance crews to...

Hey Sea Eagle snow should not be as keep as we saw the week before Christmas would you want me to call up Rambunny and see what I can find out?

Good question... I have never been inclined to consume alcohol either but I do have friends who do..... I would say that alcohol, hikers, and the trail have provided for some interesting youtube...

That would be very damaging to Lone Wolf that's for sure!~

I just got done doing a 74 miler from 19E to Damascus in that time frame the last week in October and really enjoyed it especially the the lunch at Quincy's at the end of my hike....

Another...

I have to echo what many others have said here.... Like you I was in kind of the same situation but I wound up not only finding a couple of good hiking partners here on Whiteblaze but guys who turned...

I agree with Summit on this one after using his Steripen Classic in the Nantahala Forest under winter conditions. It worked alot better than my MSR filter especially in the freezing conditions and...

I have a Kelty Gunnison 2 which is close to the Mesa model except it has two side doors rather than one door in the front. I have had this tent many different environments and weather conditions and...

Summit & I hike a 54 mile circuit loop the first week of April from NOC to Cheoah Bald & then picked up the Bartram Trail over to Wayah Bald, reconnected with the AT then hiked north back to the NOC....

Cabin Fever.... if you need help on your section just let me know. I just did that section at the end of October.....

Agreed.... actually I was enjoying reading it there for a while.....

Sigh... here we go again let the Christian bashing begin......

I second TrippClark.... I have both books and they are great read....

My personal favorite is Jangles.... you can find her trail journal on www.trailjournals.com

I agree with Solemates on this one.... I just got done doing this trail at the end of September and it was beautiful.... I started at Burrell's Ford and ended at the Highway 28 bridge.

I just got done doing a 74 mile section hike from 19E to Damascus, VA. this past week and ran into alot of Sobos making their way to Springer. Most of the ones we ran into were in good spirits and...

Thank God....

Sigh.... here we go again....

I was up there this past April and the shelter itself was ok and the water source was in good shape. I didn't stay in the shelter as my buddy and I wanting to keep the shelter space available for...

Interesting thread..... especially the diverse answeres to the topic. I guess gender, emotional make-up, introvert/extrovert, and what energizes you in the experience, all play a part and that is...