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I can't tell you how many "camp shoe" (and hiking boot, yes boot as there is only one) along the side of the trail I've come across. They seem to fall off the back of packs pretty easily.

Just hike RT 9 until you get to the AT :)

Looks to me the best you can do is link up a whole lot of secondary roads which head more or less in that direction. `I have a map called OpenCycleMap on...

Are you looking for overnight trips or day hikes? One possible day hike loop would be out of Palmerton. Climb out of the gap on the AT, then loop back on the winter trail. That is one of the more...

There are other options. As Gambit says, the southern end of the AT in PA is pretty mellow. Basically a walk in the woods. I only took about a dozen photos along the AT in the entire length of PA. I...

The Denver Union station is the nicest train station I have ever visited.

Never heard of Jim Thorpe, had to google it. Looks to be an interesting area in the Poconos. The AT is not very close to that area and the part which is, is very rocky and the section which gives PA...

All of the above.

Never say never, but I don't see myself doing a big section of the AT again any time soon. Been there, done that, probably too many times already. But with part of it running...

You'd have to check their web site. I don't think the park pass applies to lodging, which the huts would be considered. You need to apply for a thru hiker pass when you get near the park and pony up...

Yes, a little. I love the "POP" adjustment my cell phone has.

The weather hasn't been the best since the last hike, big rain washed away most of the snow and haven't gotten much since. But did do a short piece of the AT up to Mount Liberty today. Trail packed...

There's always at least one person who sleeps soundly - and loudly. The rest, maybe not so much. I don't find ear plugs all that helpful. Ear plugs dims the noise some, but not nearly enough to be of...

Well, the above looks like a lot of trouble and prone to tip over if not guyed real good. I could see using poles to hold up the ends of the hammock to get the bug net and tarp off your face, but...

Your right about the train. They have you go to Chicago first, then back south. That's insane since the short route is through New Orleans. This new web site format is horrible too, they don't show...

Better check on the condition of E. Flagstaff road, it could be pretty rough.

The Bigelow's are your next to last big mountain and is a stiff climb. Doing 16 miles over that hill on day one will...

I'd use UPS or FedX. If you mailed a pack it could take weeks to get there. A package that size and weight would go parcel post. Don't know where you'd ship it to though. Many motels will accept...

The OP is from Florida, so that is probably not an option, unless maybe he's married and can bring the wife. And of course, that person needs to be housed and feed, so there isn't any real cost...

Nearly 500 miles in 49 days, about 10 miles a day. Actually pretty average through NH and Maine. You seriously work for your miles up here. There might have been a few zero and near zero (NEARO) days...

Major obstacles? Like all the summits between here and there? I suppose you can go around them, but what fun is that? Even then, your not likely to do much better then 1 MPH and if you stop at the Mt...

It always cost outrageous money to thru hike. How outrageous varies greatly with the amount of one's disposable income. Even if you try to be real frugal, it takes a sizable wad of cash to pull off a...

So long as you don't physically damage it, it should last forever. Try not to sit on it, or drop a rock on it :)

$8,300 works out to be under $4.00 a mile ($3.78 +/-) You probably hit the high end of average. 3 to 4 dollars a mile is likely the average spread these days.

Well, it depends on where you are. Hiking on the AT or east coast in general? Not a chance. On the CDT or western trails, works great. The bigger the panel, the greater the success. A 25W panel is...

As Dogwood says, striking up a conversation with a potential ride often works the best. I've gotten more then a few rides that way. So, it sounds like getting into Lake City might not be as dire as...

Out of curiosity (and not much else to do) I took at Lake City and 149 to the CT on Google Earth. The view looks to be taken about noon on a summer day. What is remarkable is the town looks...

To quote the CT guide book "..Lake City - 17 miles...probably too far for resupply...nor is hitchhiking especially good on this remote highway". But you never know if you can get lucky when you...