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2024 North American Total Eclipse - April 8th

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Took a walk today

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  • odd man out -

    Replied to the thread 2024 North American Total Eclipse - April 8th.

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    We are just now getting to the point that a long range forecast will provide meaningful info on the weather for April 8. Tomorrow, my weather app will start giving an April 8 forecast.
  • Astro -

    Replied to the thread Netflix.

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    Quote from odd man out: “A favorite trail snack are French's fried onions. The plastic tub they come in is perfect for packing Pop Tarts to keep them from getting crushed in the food bag. At least the fried onions are healthy because they are a…
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    Replied to the thread ATQOTD.

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    Quote from rhjanes: “The National Monument to Milk Delivery Men. ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 29, 2024 ⛺ My answer today was – CORRECT Total questions answered – 752 Total answers correct – 697 Percentage answers correct –…
  • odd man out -

    Replied to the thread Netflix.

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    A favorite trail snack are French's fried onions. The plastic tub they come in is perfect for packing Pop Tarts to keep them from getting crushed in the food bag. At least the fried onions are healthy because they are a vegetable. Right?
  • IMScotty -

    Liked hikerboy’s post in the thread BMT>AT>Cohos Trail.

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    Retirement has made me rethink my hiking plans for this year. I was hoping to do the Idaho Centennial Trail this summer, but I started thinking I'm not really in shape to commit to 900 miles of wilderness, so I've come up with an alternate plan. I…
  • odd man out -

    Replied to the thread ATQOTD.

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    my first ever AT hike was a weekend hike from this Monument to a nearby shelter back in 1968.
  • Astro -

    Liked hikerboy’s post in the thread BMT>AT>Cohos Trail.

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    Retirement has made me rethink my hiking plans for this year. I was hoping to do the Idaho Centennial Trail this summer, but I started thinking I'm not really in shape to commit to 900 miles of wilderness, so I've come up with an alternate plan. I…
  • Astro -

    Liked LIhikers’s post in the thread Took a walk today.

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    How about if it's a lot of precipitation ?
  • Astro -

    Liked StalkingTortoise’s post in the thread Took a walk today.

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    Quote from Astro: “Quote from LIhikers: “Today's walk was just under 2 miles because of pouring rain. ” That is the nice thing about a local hike compared to a long distance one. You can just call an audible and head back to the house. :)If you need
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    Liked rhjanes’s post in the thread ATQOTD.

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    The National Monument to Milk Delivery Men. ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 29, 2024 ⛺ My answer today was – CORRECT Total questions answered – 752 Total answers correct – 697 Percentage answers correct – 93% Longest correct streak – 61

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    Retirement has made me rethink my hiking plans for this year. I was hoping to do the Idaho Centennial Trail this summer, but I started thinking I'm not really in shape to commit to 900 miles of wilderness, so I've come up with an alternate plan. I figured on doing the BMT as a warmup hike, but that wouldn't leave me much time to work out all of the logistics for the ICT with food drops, water carries, etc.
    So instead, after the BMT, I'll hop on the AT and hike north to NY. I'll then head home to spend a week with my daughter and grandkids, then head up to NH, shuttle to the Canadian border and hike the Cohos Trail down to Crawford notch, and continue on the AT south back to NY and home.
    That's the "plan", but we'll see what my body has to say about it as I go north.
    I should be in Damascus in time for Trail Days.
  • New

    A friend told me about the app he uses for walking. It's called Caynax, and it's free. I'm using it on an Android phone and it seems to work good. It gives you all the info you could want like distance, speed, pace, altitude change, calories burned and more, that I don't remember right now. Oh, and of course it maps out your walk. Also you can save the individual workouts. It's also useful for running and cycling.
    What do you use to track your walk/hiking.

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  • Six Moon Designs Deschutes Plus
    Weight - 16 ounces
    Weight w/Pegs - 18.125 ounces
    Material - 30D Silnylon
    Features - A no-frills tarp with a no-see-um skirt perimeter. Uses a single trekking pole set anywhere between 40" (100cm) to hug the ground or 49" (125cm) to provide great ventilation.
    Pros - Weight, Ventilation
    Cons - The setup is slightly confusing. There are 6 points to attach with pegs. Two of those point must be pegged first and are very difficult specify in dark and/or windy…
  • Winter Linville Gorge

    On February 27th, 28th and 29th I did a two night out and back trip from Wolf Pit Road trail-head to Table Rock mountain and back. In typical cafe fashion I planned this trip while driving 80 mph east on I-40 heading back from the Smokies. I stopped at a McDonald's to borrow some free Wifi to get a picture of a the trails and away I went. Going up Wolf Pit road in my 2002 Honda Accord was risky with the amount of ice and snow on the road. The final hill going down to the…
  • Great Smoky Mountain National Park

    On February 25th and 26th I did a nice loop in the Smokies from Big Creek Ranger Station parking lot to Deep Gap along the AT south of Mt. Cammerer fire tower. There was about 6 to 8 inches of snow while going up. I stealth camped due to the amount of snow coming in and the next day went down the Big Creek trail. Overnight there was another 6 to 8 inches of snow and freezing fog.

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  • Chicken Jambalaya

    5 grams - Freeze Dried Chicken
    7 grams - Dehydrated Chopped Onion
    5 grams - Dehydrated Leeks
    2 grams - Freeze Dried Celery
    5 grams - Freeze Dried Bell Pepper
    56 grams - Rice (Real or Instant)
    2 grams - Dehydrated Green Onion
    7 grams - Creole Seasoning
    7 grams - Dehydrated Diced Tomato
    7 grams - Tomato Powder
    7 grams - Chicken Stock Powder
    1 gram - Black Pepper
    1 gram - Salt
    28 grams - Dried Chorizo Sausage
    14 grams - Olive Oil
    8 ounces - Water

    Calories - 680
    Dry Weight -…
  • Nestle Nido and Breakfast Essential Based Milkshakes

    Nestle Nido is a full fat powdered milk which when combined with water makes a high calorie milk. I add Nestle Carnation Breakfast Essentials to add flavor and additional calories.

    Chocolate Latte

    1/2 Cup - Nestle Nido
    2 Packets - Chocolate Nestle Carnation Breakfast Essentials
    2 Packets - Folgers Instant Coffee Singles
    16 Ounces - Water

    Calories 580
    Weight 4.5 ounces

    1) Combine dry ingredients in zip lock bag
    2) Mix with water and…