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    Trails near Fayetteville

    I agree that Uwharrie Forest is the best for backpacking, but if you don't want to drive an hour and a half, and would like some nice day-hiking, Raven Rock Park between Lillington and Sanford has a...
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    Floods in New England

    Has anyone heard if all the streams up in New England, where they've had over 20 inches of rain is some spots, are passable? New York, Mass, Conn, Vermont and maybe New Hamp have gotten a real...
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    Maybe this?

    http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/6082/sort/1/size/big/cat/last14/page/3

    I dunno ... could be a lot of places along the parkway or skyline drive. Maybe approaching the Priest...
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    Trail angel?

    Are you sure the 'package' left in the shelter wasn't left there to feed a hungry thru-hiker? I'm sure folks have left 'Brownies' at other shelters and hikers were very thankful.

    Got milk? ;)
  5. Thread: Max patch hike

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    new shelter construction

    You talk like you have had some part in skinning logs and moving the huge, heavy things via 2-wheeled cart down steep grades to the construction site along with other Carolina Mountain Club members...
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    Top 10, minus 8

    Number 2 (no, don't start digging a cat hole) favorite road crossing is US 16 near Sugar Grove, VA. This is the crossing at the Mt Rogers HQ and partnership shelter access (solar showers and phone...
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    Brushy Sage's Back Yard

    My papa, Brushy Sage, used to live in Frederick, MD and hiked the portion from 40 up to Annapolis Rocks quite often, even helped construct the new camp area there. I was along with him on one such...
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    Gaiters

    I've been reading about hiking with long gaiters and hiking with short gairters and folks talking about buying a pair of gaiters - where y'all from? Lousiana?! They got some 15 foot gaiters there...
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    Fujiyama

    12,777 ft, summitted for the sunrise, Mt Fuji Japan.

    Was stationed on the USS Midway, home ported in Yokosuka Japan in the late 70's and made the trek twice up Fuji's volcanic slopes. Hike starts...
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    Damascus

    While hiking for the second week with my dad (Brushy Sage) we spent a night at the Lazy Fox B&B. Sunday morning Ben loaned me a button-up shirt and we went to the Baptist church there. He...
  11. Thread: Permits

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    Subject to change

    A bill passed that will allow charging a fee for all federal land use. Will have to wait and see how this pans out and applies to the AT.
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    Any day now

    My check cleared the bank so my plate should be arriving, installed and being admired by all NC tailgaters very soon.
    :jump
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    ATC (not Appalachian Trail Conference)

    I wonder if this new jetport will be in need of an Air Traffic Controller? :)

    Sweet deals like that don't happen every day! ;)

    "November 348 Delta Foxtrot enter left downwind for Wolf...
  14. my trail name

    PATCO = Professional Air Traffic Controlers Organization, the one and only union I ever belonged to, led me to give up my job with the FAA by going on strike in 1981. No hard feelings from me but...
  15. Thread: Trail Birthdays

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    Trail Birthdays

    :sun Please share your birthday events while hiking:
  16. Thread: Hiking Humor

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    section hiking jokes

    How much does it cost a pirate to get his ears pierced?

    No, not an arm and a peg.
    A buck an ear. (bucaneer)

    A lady put 2 muffins in the oven. One said, "Ouch! It's hot in here!" The other...
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    ONE, more or less

    Don't count on Brushy Sage driving (or hiking) up to Erwin from Asheville for dinner. He's driven down to the flat lands to celebrate Thanksgiving with me, his son, PATCO.
    I'm still thankful for...
  18. Not stopping your life

    "break the news that were planning on stopping your life for half a year to go hiking"

    I know most long distance hikers will tell you that you're not stopping your life to go hiking. The hike is...
  19. Thread: Ear Plugs

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    Poll: I plug 'em up

    "Not that I'm afraid of rambunctious chipmunks running amok through the dead leaves, but sudden night noises tend to give me a sudden shot of adrenaline"

    I agree with the above quote. After...
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    light weight

    1. Go Lite tarp, got it from my dad (Brushy Sage), FREE!
    2. Z-rest full length pad, online, cheap.
    3. MSR aluminum pot holder, local outfitter, about $12.00 I think.
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    High quality H2O

    I got by easily with 2 ea. 32 oz bottles. Sometimes that was too much even. However there are some dry sections and you have to play them by ear. Word of mouth is normally pretty good, like, "Hey...
  22. Thread: Mt. Rogers

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    snow, ponies

    I've heard they herd up the ponies in SEP or OCT and auction off a few. What do the rest do during the winter? Can they survive the high country with the depths of snow mentioned above?
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    Hwy 58

    There is room for about two cars on the north side of the road but I wouldn't want to leave one there overnight. Quite a few people drive by there and it might be too tempting for someone not to...
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    Free food tastes better anyway

    I've carried MRE's on day hikes but not backpacking. I too have eaten MRE's since their dark brown wrapped days - even miss the corned beef hash because of that compressed oatmeal/brown sugar brick...
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    Do you like blueberries?

    Go to the Fox Creek trailhead or Massey Gap and make a 2 night, 3 day loop hike through Grayson Highlands and Mount Rogers NRA via the AT and the Iron Mountain Trail (old AT) with a connector on the...
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