Here's the horse's mouth:
https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/quaker-run-fire-information.htm
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Here's the horse's mouth:
https://www.nps.gov/shen/planyourvisit/quaker-run-fire-information.htm
Go to page 7 (or 9, if you prefer) of this pdf
https://www.uppervalleybusinessalliance.com/assets/pdf/AT+Booklet+2023+pdf+file/
to get information on (almost) unlimited parking on the Dartmouth...
> Any truth to this?
No.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/investigation-do-bears-get-drunk-off-rotting-fruit
> That would be a cool lyric for a song
For the curious, here's the original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WonOudGMSdc&feature=youtu.be&t=31s
Sorry -- I typed before reading your post.
If I could simply delete my post, I would.
You can actually check online, the availability of just about any item at any Walmart in the USA.
1. Do an internet search for
walmart city of interest
2. Select the first link
3. Select...
Once you get to New York City, it is not terribly difficult to get to the following Trail areas:
Manitou NY
Southlands
Bear Mountain
High Point State Park
Delaware Water Gap
Rutland VT
Great...
Because EVERYONE is one mis-step away from a bone break that will make serious movement impossible, you need to ask yourself two questions about that scenario:
1) How long will I comfortably survive...
Here's all the info you need:
https://www.nps.gov/places/000/big-meadows-wayside.htm
"Groceries, gifts, and camping supplies are also available."...
Over the decades, professional SAR personnel have learned that people just showing up to "assist," particularly when they are untrained or don't even report to authorities, are far more of a...
I've flown out of Newark, JFK, and LaGuardia. Newark is the ONLY airport you can easily get to or away from via mass transit. LaGuardia requires the use of a city bus; JFK does have AirTrain...
Because I have no life, I periodically calculate the odds of getting killed by a wild bear in the East vs the odds of dying in a car accident while driving 100 miles to a trail head.
My first such...
Let's check the law on this matter:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/wilderness/upload/W-Act_508.pdf
It's hard for me to read these words and conclude that an area that is designated by the federal...
Go to this link about my time at Thistle Hill Shelter in 2013, and then go down to my "Big mistake!"
https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/entry.php/8002-Do-you-need-rain-where-you-live-Part-1
I've parked at, and reached the A.T. from, both areas. The parking area on Highway 41 is much easier to drive to, but the trail from there to the A.T. is more difficult to hike. Take your pick: easy...
Here's info on parking near the MA-CT border (note that his URL does all mileage from north to south):...
Also, don't assume anyone wants to hear how great your gear is. If they ask about it, fine -- but otherwise, just use it.
I had one guy ask me if I wanted to hear about his cooking gear, to which...
https://secure.img1-fg.wfcdn.com/im/25615405/compr-r85/9845/9845454/its-a-dry-heat-coaster.jpg
The danger of a desert's dry heat is that you can easily fail to realize how much sweat you're losing...
In the academic year of 1994-1995, I was separated from my wife while she was overseas in Malta as a Fulbright Scholar. There was no internet on that island nation at the time -- and not much here in...
If you put on a wet base layer right before you start hiking, it may feel super-cold. But don't worry -- after five minutes of hiking, you'll feel fine.
And I've just noticed that nobody has...
White Mountain National Forest
I keep track of stuff like that:
20 NF that I went into for the purpose of visiting.
13 NF that I made a stop in, either for a quick look or an inexpensive place to camp
42 NF that I've driven...
I want the "joke" that ends "I only need to outrun YOU" to never be repeated again. People in a panic HAVE used its "advice," resulting in the first documented bear fatality in New Jersey history....
Here's the latest schedule:
https://new.mta.info/document/97601
The Harlem Line of the Metro North Train stops at the "Appalachian Trail" Station, going into New York City, WEEKENDS *ONLY*, at...
There are still other ways to take mass transit from The Trail directly into New York City
At Bear Mountain, and near Agony Grind...