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I will be in SNP this weekend also. Hiking in up Tuscarora to click off a couple more sections and hiking around mathews arm the rest of weekend.

You can't help but feel bad for lilhipo though. She has 2 black eyes and looks like she's been through the ringer. Glad to see you guys making your way up the trail though. We met at Eagles Nest.

I consider myself a pretty experienced backpacker at this point. Granted I have never thru-hiked the AT yet but I spend most of my free time on the trail. I am young also so its coming from a...

Dont forget antigravitygear.com stoves. Tin man does a good job and I am on my 3rd. I swear that guy drinks a lot of bud to make all those stoves but they work great and are perfect for minimalism.

While this is true, there is a detour. I spoke with Pete the maintainer (sp?) for the PA section. take 74 North instead of south and take first road on left. It follows a creek. Take that all the...

I guess all Rats think alike. I was thinking a hot nude hiker babe also

I had a bear encounter this weekend as I was crossing over kitatinny ridge on the tuscarora trail. I scared up about 4 or 5 grouse which startled the crap out of me, then I appearently startled a...

There aren't really on the AT. Want to see rocks (along with sticker bushes and multiple hard to cross blowdowns and insane PUDs worse than the rollercoaster), Hike the tuscarora trail. Other than...

I am on the Local USAR and WSAR teams here outside of philadelphia. Love doing technical rescues and wilderness rescues. I am a WEMT and NFPA 1006 certified rescue tech. Good to see others out...

I read about the western states in dean karnazes book. That looks awsome. And the kenyans cry about the boston marathon

I have from Fontana dam to High point nj done and all of NH to Monson done. I have been at it for about 4 or 5 years now chipping away usually 1 weekend at a time. Just have to be motivated to go.

Never been in there. But, Cabella's down the road (easy hitch) is good for a few good laughs. Unless you really like fishtanks, and dead animals and overpriced food and clothing.

Most National parks are free if you hike in. Its more of a parking fee than anything else. I usually dont mind paying. Its cheaper than a hotel and/or amusement park and the return is 50 times...

My most used are: figure 8, figure 8 on a bight, truckers hitch, bowline, butterfly, square knot, clove hitch, half hitch, girth hitch, friction hitch. I am sure I use a lot more but those are the...

I considered a naked hike yesturday, but woke up to 62* weather and decided clothing was not optional.

Yeah, that was the plan. Figured I would celebrate new years on springer (easier to catch a hitch) and sign out onto the trail nobo at 12:01 or something like that. Stay at hawk mt. or 3 forks on...

If you really need an advantage to do SNP you should probably just hike Skyline Dr. SNP is by far one of the easier hikes of the AT.

Well, with my work situation (outdoor Ed) I tend to get work in the summer and laid off in the winters. Parents tend to not like to send their kids out in blizzard conditions. Also I want to avoid...

Park across the street from the gate in the lot. I have left my car there for 1 week once and no one bothered it. One of the cleaner lots (no glass) and the area is well patrolled by local police...

I saw him on the tuscarora heading south last weekend. Figured he just got bored with all the white blazes and wanted to see some blue

PBS recently did a documentary on George Masa (the guy who took all the pictures to sell the fed gov't on GSMNP). It was amazing the amount an imigrant that who was originally thought to be a...

I am planning on possibly doing a jan 1st start. Hike to DWG and hop off the trail work all summer. Then flip flop in August to sobo to DWG. How doable is this? Any special gear I would need?...

I use the z-lite on the ground all the time. I like it but I find it's an upgrade for me as for years I hiked with a walmart blue pad. I never had much luck with inflatable pads and I dont believe...

I really liked the gothics and haystacks myself. But whichever. I based out of JBL though. Wasnt much of a backpacking trip.

There is a bunch of fishing areas near carls gap in PA. (the 325 crossing)