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If you're going to ACCEPT trail magic, you'd better be a thru hiker, or doing a pretty long section.
Weekend hikers should go prepared. As a weekender, if I came across someone doing trail magic, I...

I disagree. Hitchhiking in general terms is not something I'd recommend. However, within the context of the trail, it is accepted and commonplace. I'd say the OP's friends handled the situation...

This is the kind of situation where there are no easily identifiable "right" or "wrong" answers.
Talking about the possibility of this happening beforehand, while you are planning the hike, is one...

OP,
Interesting. I notice your other hotel is in Hiawassee, GA. Did you specifically set out to run motels along the trail, or did it just kind of work out that way?

Good topic. Some questions --

For men, are under armour compression shorts intend to be worn as outerwear or underwear? If outwear, what kind of underwear goes best with them to prevent...

Can someone actually make a living running a hiker hostel, or is it always a labor of love?

Interesting thread. I see this as more of a thought exercise and not a debate about something that actually might happen anytime soon. The question is, if you could upgrade shelters somehow, how...