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  1. Thread: Darn toughs

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    When I first bought DTs, didn't like the feel of...

    When I first bought DTs, didn't like the feel of them at all. But after most of last year off from hiking, getting back into it last Nov into this summer, my feet have come to like them.

    Has...
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    In Mass, except in Dalton and either side of...

    In Mass, except in Dalton and either side of Greylock and at its summit, it's a ways off trail to get to good food, but worth the trouble. Great Barrington is a highlight, lots of good options there...
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    Captn: Consider Maine or VT/NH. Much cooler....

    Captn: Consider Maine or VT/NH. Much cooler. Getting into the best time of year, and the trail is beautiful up this way.
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    'Sposed to be a nice weekend. Happy Trails!

    'Sposed to be a nice weekend. Happy Trails!
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    This was my experience, 2010-2011. I hiked just...

    This was my experience, 2010-2011. I hiked just about every weekend from spring 2010 on, living with the PF as part of it. Laid off for a month or two Jan-Feb '11, and it went away and hasn't...
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    Hi Cosmo. Good to hear back from you! I have to...

    Hi Cosmo. Good to hear back from you! I have to say, when I met the Wiley's, there was a distinctly sad cast to them. Maybe I caught them at a bad time, but it felt to me, not knowing any more than I...
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    I stopped by the Wiley's today for the first time...

    I stopped by the Wiley's today for the first time before hiking the stretch southward to County Road. Roy was there, though Marilyn was not. He was looking a bit frail, with what appeared to be four...
  8. This is great news both for thrus and for section...

    This is great news both for thrus and for section and day hikers. Great to shower off and clean up after working up a sweat, then go get a nice dinner at the Fife N Drum or other nearby place. Thanks...
  9. Sorry you've had a bad experience. I've given...

    Sorry you've had a bad experience. I've given rides and have enjoyed Connecticut's beautiful section of the A.T. The river walk sections in Kent are pretty, Rand's View is gorgeous, as is Great...
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    It hurts to think of Gerry's ordeal. Saddened to...

    It hurts to think of Gerry's ordeal. Saddened to hear what she went through and for how long and how close she was to getting rescued. Crying shame. Maybe the only good to come from it would be as a...
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    Come again?

    Come again?
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    That's a great story! Thanks for sharing it,...

    That's a great story! Thanks for sharing it, Rush. This moves me, and doubtless will move others similarly. I saw in Jack a lot of kinship. A love and attachment to the trail, the community and the...
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    This is how I envisioned him from his writings...

    This is how I envisioned him from his writings here at WB. Hiker philosopher, a free spirit, free man. Thanks for sharing this, CF.
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    I came to know Jack through Whiteblaze. Loved his...

    I came to know Jack through Whiteblaze. Loved his occasional thoughtful, philosophical missive here. He wrote fluid prose.

    We became FB friends, and that went well until it didn't. Caught up in...
  15. Doesn't look too good per http://opensignal.com....

    Doesn't look too good per http://opensignal.com. Much better if you hike about 4 miles past the state line to Bulls Bridge, especially if you walk the quarter mile east of the trail to Rt. 7.
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    This. The body needs to be within a certain...

    This. The body needs to be within a certain temperature range for major bodily functions and for metabolism to continue. A bit of a chicken, egg thing, as metabolism is needed to maintain temperature...
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    I agree. Lack of food/water seems unlikely, given...

    I agree. Lack of food/water seems unlikely, given her big pack, but perhaps she ended up where she passed and languished for several days, incapacitated and unable to move, running out of food. Being...
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    Fair point. I was focused on getting to the truth...

    Fair point. I was focused on getting to the truth of the matter and hadn't considered the concern you raise - thank you. Would be possible, though, to post pics of the area where Starfly made the...
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    Starfly: To post photos here, look above the...

    Starfly: To post photos here, look above the Quick Reply box in which you type. to the right of the A, fourth icon is "Insert Image" (looks kinda like an hourglass to me). Click that and follow the...
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    As I understand, it's got to be really,...

    As I understand, it's got to be really, dangerously bad weather, and absolutely should not be planned on. More along the lines of, in desperate straights, stumble into the hut and hope. In Not...
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    Remember, they were steered wrong by some...

    Remember, they were steered wrong by some mistaken intel they gathered and focused their search, at first, along the AT corridor near Mts. Spaulding and Abraham. I'd be curious to know when they did...
  22. Awesome. Best of luck - it's beautiful country.

    Awesome. Best of luck - it's beautiful country.
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    Yes, which is why I suggesting making a good...

    Yes, which is why I suggesting making a good impression on the Carter Notch hut croo, the first one to be encountered in that direction.
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    All speculation is just that. We don't know if...

    All speculation is just that. We don't know if she was lost, injured, sick, feeling fine, disoriented or clear of mind. We don't know how long she survived. We know what has been reported publicly,...
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    That's an interesting point. Maybe she told...

    That's an interesting point. Maybe she told someone to place that call for her and advised she was going north and east, via lower ground, because she wasn't feeling well and wanted to get to the...
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