20 Days on Medicare

[Tea In The Trees]

awesome trip report sir. Really enjoyed looking at the photos and reading your whitty captions. I will have to go back and check out some of your previous posts since I new to the forums.. ATB. -Nate

[double d]

No rolling couch potato life for you TipiWalter, another great trip report!

[wiel]

It's really cool your out there working the trails. Thanks so much for all your trail work!!!

[Ktaadn]

Tipi, I didn't even know that you went out in the summer. The snakes and bugs are among the many reasons that I prefer winter backpacking.

[Fredt4]

Excellent post, makes me almost homesickness.

[martinb]

From another thread, when did you notice the new trail post missing? It didn't take long for it to disappear but i can't say I'm surprised as there's a lot of traffic up there that time of year. Ironically, I had the place to myself when I visited in late June.

[Tipi Walter]

From another thread, when did you notice the new trail post missing? It didn't take long for it to disappear but i can't say I'm surprised as there's a lot of traffic up there that time of year. Ironically, I had the place to myself when I visited in late June.

I went up there about 4 to 6 weeks later---Two nice signs were vandalized, one on 54A near the top and the trailpost as shown.

[Robert Alexander]

Doing a little research about the BMT and ran across this thread. Nice Hilleberg, Tipi.
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/s...trails/316008/

[Gonecampn]

Wow! This is coolest trip report EVER! Minus all of those snakes 😥 The GA section of the BMT is the only time that I've ever seen a bear in the wild, and he was huge. On my way to Springer Mtn now to start a 40 mile section hike in the early am.

[Tipi Walter]

Wow! This is coolest trip report EVER! Minus all of those snakes  The GA section of the BMT is the only time that I've ever seen a bear in the wild, and he was huge. On my way to Springer Mtn now to start a 40 mile section hike in the early am.

Neat how you found this trip report in the old whiteblaze archives. Being excited to start a trip is something I'm familiar with---and I hope you post a trip report here of your hike when you get back.

[GreenBlaze]

I'm about to enter the Bald River wilderness and carry 50 lbs of food and fuel inside a 90 lb pack stuffed with books and all else. I identify myself as an UL backpacker (Ultraloader).

Nice. And here I am worrying about carrying 30lbs. Happy Trails!

[Gonecampn]

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We were graced with this pleasant UNEXPECTED surprise all day on Thursday! It was gorgeous.

[Tipi Walter]

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We were graced with this pleasant UNEXPECTED surprise all day on Thursday! It was gorgeous.

Great pic and I hope you post more here on Whiteblaze. Your pic brings back memories of similar trips I've done in similar conditions---


A couple on the BMT at 9F in a gap at 5,000 feet.



Some backpackers at 5,300 in a late October sleet storm.


Uncle Fungus backpacking the Citico wilderness in a butt cold sleet storm. Check out his nice Arcteryx rain jacket which saved my butt.

[rocketsocks]

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We were graced with this pleasant UNEXPECTED surprise all day on Thursday! It was gorgeous.

GP, what are you and your friend wearing around your torsos?

[Tipi Walter]

GP, what are you and your friend wearing around your torsos?

Looks like anoraks or Packas??

[rocketsocks]

Looks like anoraks or Packas??

i was thinking maybe also sleeping bags around the middle, I've seen and heard of that before, but just can't tell.

[rocketsocks]

Come to think of it, actually what I saw once wasn't a sleeping bag, but a thin foam pad the fella used that was part of his hammock set up.

[Gonecampn]

@rocketsocks - those are Snugpack ponchos, don't leave home with out them. They've saved my butt a few times, including when I was in the Amazon jungle, which was about as much rain as I experience on my first 5day / 6 night section of the BMT trail. July the 5th and I thought I was going to die on top of Big Frog from hypothermia! They trap heat, keep everything dry and can be used as a tarp/blanket.

[rocketsocks]

@rocketsocks - those are Snugpack ponchos, don't leave home with out them. They've saved my butt a few times, including when I was in the Amazon jungle, which was about as much rain as I experience on my first 5day / 6 night section of the BMT trail. July the 5th and I thought I was going to die on top of Big Frog from hypothermia! They trap heat, keep everything dry and can be used as a tarp/blanket.

aah thanks, I google that, never heard of them before.

[Gonecampn]

Ops. that should have been 5 nights / 6 days.