I did the Appalachian Trail in 2000 suffered an injury and finished in 2001. I bought the Long trail guide a few yrs ago and was dis-appointed in it, the author seems to ramble about nothing, as...
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I did the Appalachian Trail in 2000 suffered an injury and finished in 2001. I bought the Long trail guide a few yrs ago and was dis-appointed in it, the author seems to ramble about nothing, as...
DavidNH and Miner, Thanks, I will check and see if there are any direct flights into Logan from here, I believe there, I have flown directly to Manchester from twice on business trips to go down to...
I am looking at doing a thru hike of the LT this fall, can anyone tell if there is any bus service Manchester NH to North Adams MA?I selected Manchester as airport of arrival because I can usually...
Well, sorry if I confused you with the other person that was on here a couple of weeks ago saying, the same thing of sorts.
They too did not have the money to hike and wanted to say they were...
Didn't we hear this same garbage from you about a week ago under a different name. I you really want to hike the trail then stop school get a job earn money hike the trail and then go back to school....
I think it is great to the are being re-introduced. It will also take some time for them to populate enough for them to a to be a bother to anyone. The Grey's have migrated over the ice on lake...
Jack, I want to thank you personally, for taking the initiative in asking TNF store, to carrying the basic hiker essentials(various fuels and such), personally all I needed was a fuel canister and...
I got there late in the day in in June 2001, the mosquito's were a royal pain, I put deet and natrapel on me and they still would not leave me alone. I finally set up my my little tent and went to...
Hey Jack, is the old store still there, the one that was kinda across from the post office, they carried what little I needed in 01.
Yeah, cookerbooger,was a laugh out loud, I needed that. Thing's do not have be about the A.T. though, but you should at least let us know before hand, so can choose whether or not to ignore it.
Excellent Point, ATTROLL.
It looks like the original poster got the message and deleted the post.
I have done similar with socks and T-shirts, and hang from from pack. My Skivvies, I have do while at camp and hang over a branch to dry, because I don't carry extra. I also found that you should...
Why don't you just honest about it and say you are trying to get other's to pay for hike and be done with it.
Here is my $.02 worth, the reason a lot of people in the 20's and 30's die, while drinking, is they think they are invinceable. Plus, you do not have to drink to have fun at any age, if it is so,...
I noted the part about not paying extra for titanium, personally I think it's worth it, but that is just my opinion. Check out www.rei.com , www.ems.com or www.campmor.com any or all should have...
Their packs are usually smaller and lighter than the weekenders. They also have bulging calf muscles and look like they could use a really good meal.
Skink, No apology neccessary, things happen, thats life. I like most greatly appreciate your hard work and that of all of the maintainer's. If anyone was really upset at you for not getting out...
Donate the book to the local public library and take a tax deduction next for it's face value.
Awesome, wish I was there.
I didn't mean to sound so rude in my above post or demeaning, I just had bad experiences with people who don't think that hanging food is important or worth their time. It is also why there are so...
While it not always necessary if you are not camping in an area that is not heavily used(permanent campsites, shelters or well used campsites) it is a good idea, because you never and as said above...
It looks like this is turning out to be a sad year in the hiking (or outdoor )community after all.
dperry;
You state you and your girl friend have no real backpacking experience, so,
First I would not go out and buy a lot really expensive gear and / or a lot of gear right off. Not until...
Well, if the population is that plentiful I would kill one myself and have plenty of bear stew this winter or I would invite a hunter or two over that I can trust, to and have them kill a couple. I...