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April 30th was a great start for us in 2007. We enjoyed a 'late' start and still finished on September 27th.

Had the trail mostly to ourselves until the Smokies, and then bounced with occasional...

Yeah, they were cracking down last year. I remember 5 or 6 hikers got nailed in September, maybe there were more. Here' s Redwood with his citation:
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Yeah, those embedded deer ticks were insane... hundreds of the tiny ones that you can't quite see. It was by far the lowest point on the entire journey for me. Think we last saw you just outside of...

Sounds like you're looking for He-Man and She-Ra (on the right).

My wife and I hiked the 100 mile wilderness with them and we all finished up our thru-hikes on Sep 27.
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I made most of our gear for our 2007 thru-hike. I've been happy with the fabrics purchased here:

The Rain Shed
Seattle Fabrics
Denver Fabrics
Quest Outfitters

And one more option that I...

...but it was a full house, so Honey and Bear put us up in the pop-up trailer in the yard. And, of course the laundry clothes were complimentary.

Thanks for the Ride, Tom... You Rule!

Stitch and Figgy GA-ME 2007
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