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Great photos! Pennsylvania has a great trails system. I have to say the Black Forest and Loyalsock are my favorite.
Although, I have yet to step foot on the Mid State Trail....

Casein is in milk because milk is for baby mammals and babies (weather calf, monkey, rat, human, goat, dog, cat etc...) need to want to feed a lot to grow in their early stages of development.

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I loved the book and the movie. I only wish I had the "go nads" to shed everything and live with only what I can carry on my back. Did he fly a little to close to the sun so to speak? Did he choke on...

Mr. Supertramp read a lot of Thoreau....

"As I was leaving the Irishman's roof after the rain, bending my steps again to the pond, my haste to catch pickerel, wading in retired meadows, in sloughs...

This trail is great! Awesome write up Jeff! I've hiked it 3 times and probably will again.
I like to collect patches from trails, and I've seen the Black Forest Trail patch sewn on hikers backpacks...

Good luck on your thru hike! Don't tell anyone about our great trail system we have here in Pennsylvania while you're out there...he he
Just let them think it's all rocks , rocks and more rocks....

I would like to think that someone who was perfect EXCEPT she didn't enjoy the outdoors would work for me but it just hasn't yet.

And the outdoors IS my life. Just because I'm not on a trail,...

I would love to find a wife that enjoys backpacking. Of course they are few and far between.
I've been jumping from girlfriend to girlfriend these past few years and feel that I can't totally...

Great pics Jeff! Makes me want to hike the West Rim Trail again!

Malto suggested I do a trip report so here goes...

9/5
Drove up from Philly suburbs with a buddy (took 2 cars), dropped mine of at the parking area, in Farrandsville and his off near Jerico and...

Thanks for the info! I'll be sure to bring long pants for the nettles.
I think you can steam the leaves of the nettles and eat them...hmmm
But I heard to not eat the leaves if the nettles have...

I'm planning on thru hiking the Donut Hole Trail in Pennsylvania in a few weeks and was wondering if anyone has hiked it before and if they enjoyed it.

I live in Pennsylvania and have done some of...

What would John Muir think....

A Parable of Sauntering by Albert W. Palmer Excerpted from The Mountain Trail and Its Message (1911)
There is a fourth lesson of the trail. It is one which...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-VqsDvGlig[/QUOTE]

I hiked the Old Loggers Path about 4 years ago. Thanks for sharing the video. I enjoyed it!

Thoreau advocated a life of society and wilderness. I feel they complement each other. Right now, for me, working 40 hrs a week, I get only about 10 to 20% of wilderness/adventure with weekends...

I really enjoyed watching this! Thanks so much for sharing.

The Ballad of Edward Abbey

http://youtu.be/o8CGKosMflA

I carry a ukulele tuned cdga. I made my own case/sleeve out of a light weight material and i put that inside my backpack (i have a 60 ltr pack) ukes are a better alternative because they weigh 1...

This guy knows how to rock a Martin Backpacker.....

http://youtu.be/cZRkVVSeK7k

It's about 2 lbs. I wouldn't bring it on an extended hike, just easy weekend trips.

It has a decent sound for a travel guitar.The action is kinda high, but that's good if you are playing with a slide.
I also found that lighter gauge strings work better than heaver ones. It has a...

I bought one of those funny looking guitars years ago with the intention of taking it backpacking. Well, it's been about five years now and still haven't taken it.

The thing is, my pack is a ULA...

I enjoyed both the book and the movie.

I like when the activity of backpacking pops it's head up into the mainstream for a bit. I get the chance to say, "See, I'm not the only one who likes/needs...

I'm gonna hike the Foothills Trail also this spring. Probably gonna just drive down on March 28th or 29th from PA and motel it for the night and get a shuttle the next morning. I'm not sure about...

http://youtu.be/lnICv12ViIU