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Thanks leaftye!

jcazz - thanks!

I have been peeking at the vivobarefoot - anyone with experience with them? How do they hold up? Etc.?

-Jen

Let me fix my typos -

Higher "ankle" support, not angle support for pack/rougher terrain. Sorry for confusion.

Ok fellow hikers - I need some help. Need a new pair of boots, sorry for long post, but like most of us, very picky on boots.

I spent the last few years hiking in Birkenstock Rockports. Yes, they...

Heading out for a few days at the end of March for a shoulder season - hope we don't have an ice storm hike.

Will be in the Western NC area and thinking of an Art Loeb/MTS/Shining Rock Loop, but...

Stuck traveling for work, etc. and I apologize for not getting to thank everyone sooner.

Thanks again to Hikerhead and J5Man for putting this event on in such an organized fashion, but if no one...

You know it doesn't get much better for a birthday than hiking with good friends on a beautiful day on a beautiful trail.

Oh yeah - the new pack performed beautifully, although she's a...

I think when I came through on the ALT last year about the same time it was closed, but I didn't need to use it since I was end-to-end on the ALT. Last year saw much more snow than we've had this...

Will be in Western NC the end of March and thinking of getting out on the ALT/MTS/Shining Rock wilderness for 3-4 days around the end of March. If anyone will be out and about, PM me for details if...

If you go, feel free to contact me as well. I live close (45ish minutes from the southern end) and would like to get some sections in on this.

I'll plan to pick up 3 hikers in my vehicle for the 11AM run from Orange Mart. So, sounds like we'd leave around 10:45 or so.

And FAST? I'm not as fast as some of the folks who I hike with who...

I should qualify "fast": my normal pace is 2.5 mph +/- depending on terrain.

Per Hikerhead's last post, I am indeed a thru-hiker ('96 NB - boy does that seem like a long time ago!). Plus I've messed around on a bunch of other things over the years.

If we do have any "fast"...

Started running again last year and since I was going to have to blow $100 on something, I decided to try the VFFs. I did go out in my Sprints on the trails a few times first to make sure I could...

Sprout here - please put me down. Up for a hike as well.

Would love to know what folks are up to for the year - I need to get out for some week longs or long weekends out and about on any trails...

You can also consider starting around Pearisburg (or so) and heading south towards Grayson and Mt. Rogers. Get your legs stretched out on some ridge walks, enjoy Nice finish point and there's some...

Dude! Gravity sucks!

Thanks for the picture!

You'll have no trouble finding camping spots.

The colors will be far better and more vibrant in New England than in VA (I've lived in both places). I did 2/3 of the LT in September in '06 - which was a year they had an incredibly wet summer so...

Great thread! Every year I think I need to change stakes and I'm still on the fence. Thanks for picture - I think I own almost everything shown in it!

Like many other posters, I've used a...

Temps here have been hot, but it's not the same as Florida! Full disclosure - I live in Blacksburg, VA and worked for a year in the field in central Florida. My offshifts were happily spent here...

Thanks for the notice!

My spouse is a biker, not a hiker, so this is something I'll definitely add to my vacation list.

Hoping to also do at least part of the Greenbrier trail in WV also.

I second the Art Loeb trail - did that this spring and would do it again.

Also - could consider part of the Mountains to Sea - which intersects the ALT at the parkway crossing. East and West on...

I carry two things:

The teeny-swiss army with the scissors for first aid use. I use it only for the scissors.

My brother-in-law got me a fabulous knife for my birthday - "A.G. Russell 3.0...

I use two always for the many reasons sited here by other posts. But, I'll preface this by saying - whatever works for your body, do it.

Two things I'll add to think about:

1. If you use one...