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Looks like I'll be a 2017 hiker... My last AT hike of any distance was in 2011. Due to some family stuff (mostly medical), I've been unable to get time to do any sections. This looks like the year! It's short for planning, but my sister (who is coming from Fl) and I will be starting at Delaware Water Gap NOBO and seeing how far we can go in 11 days on the trail. We'll meet in NYC on April 1 and have 'til April 12. So far, I've done from Rockfish Gap in VA to Swatara State Park in PA. And both of…

Quote from meat: “Quote from SandyofPA: “Quote from meat: “Quote from max.patch: “below is the official swiss army knife of whiteblaze. but all i need is: a blade for cutting cheese, slicing a bagel, and opening a resuppy box. scissors for the few times that you'll need to cut paper, moleskin, etc. while there are stand alone units that are easier to use, the tweezers have always been sufficient to remove ticks, and since its already there and doesn't weigh much, i've actually used the toothpick…

Center point knob, PA?

Sorry to hear that TJ.

Quote from JimBlue: “Isn't archery already 3 D? it goes through the air to the target. Or is this some virtual game with a virtual reality helmet ? ” 3D archery is generally at "realistic" targets, e.g. deer dummys. The other kind is just using flat paper targets - 2D.

And if you really want to duel, it could be Samsung 7s at 20 paces...

I've just used the lid of a tin can that was a little larger than the stove. Fits in the pot with the stove.

Looking at Orienteering USA clubs map, you're in the middle of nowhere, AKA, equidistant from Louisville, Lexington, Raonoke, Atlanta, and Birmingham... Was it the UT map and compass that was canceled?

It's filler... Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. As noted in the link, there are many times additions, changes and corruptions from the standard text. Clearly some one likes bacon, bbq, etc. Clearly a carnivore

It's available online via Animal Planet. Short Version Full episode

Quote from mental note: “One of my other hobbies is Internet thread drifting. ” Not van drifting? youtube.com/watch?v=-j0H5sP-prk

Quote from WanderingStovie: “Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from sheepdog: “I saw a woman of Asian decent the other day her hair was cut above shoulder length. It was that beautiful glossy black. When she moved her head, the hair underneath was an iridescent blue. It was so cool. ” We discussed dying the under layer. I might try it. It will take some ingenuity to hide. ” Get a digital camo dye job so you can hide. ” I have a pair of camo boots, but I can't find them....

Quote from mental note: “Quote from jimmyjam: “Quote from mental note: “Quote from TrafficJam: “It could be a back scratcher Or cathole digger ” I could deliver a turtle head with that thing. ” You've been reading Tipi Walter trip reports ” oh I love Tipi's escapades, screeds, and yes, even trip reports...he's the real deal! Never have I seen another hiker's life so well documented spanning nearly 50 years, and with photos to boot. ” trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=164666 and many more...

Quote from mental note: “Quote from JimBlue: “pitcher pitches baseballs. Picture is a drawing or photo or painting. There ya go. ” so it's a "pitcher" of beer? one of them thar sodomyms. ” so a pitcher of beer is a bartender???

Quote from mental note: “I'll stop petting dogs when they quit humpin' my leg. ” Don't Pet The Dog...

NORML (national organization to reform MJ law) (I think)

Quote from JimBlue: “Yea, autocorrect messes things up for me to. Not sure of the percentage of my posts in here are via my cell phone, but I've used it rather often this year. Truman. Works okay with my laptop. ” I've heard autocorrect referred to as autocorrupt....

Quote from mental note: “Nothin' like a quickie to recharge the soul. ” do we have an out-of-context thread????

Quote from JimBlue: “It will only take a second. Here ya go, a link to a pdf of the park layout, shows the campgrounds, the trails, etc. n-georgia.com/pdf/amicalola-falls-state-park-map.pdf ” Is it me or is the map scale a bit wonky? Bottom right of the map. 1 inch equals .07 mile? Yet the diagram kind of shows 1 inch equals 0.7? Google maps indicates the distance from the Hiker Parking road junction to the road loop junction near PS#5 as 0.4 miles. Of course, it's Friday so the brain may be on …

Quote from Mountain-Mike: “Most guide book directions are in refrence to the trail. Om AT they figure it runs N - S. So if something says West of the trail it would be to the left if heading NOBO. They normally don't take into consideration which way the trail is actually heading at the time. ” Yep. Thru-Hikers Companion: "East and West—Regardless of compass direction, “east” or “E” and “west” or “W” are used as they are in the A.T. Data Book and the series of 11 A.T. guides: “East” is to the no…