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Quote from jimmyjam: “Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from jimmyjam: “Quote from Rasty: “Quote from jimmyjam: “Man, we are all just getting old and falling apart. ” I'm getting younger ” Time to start dyeing my hair and lying about my age and looking like all the other middle aged guys with dyed hair lying about their age. Hahahaha ” Ive had a tough time turning 50. No other age has bothered me. All of a sudden, I'm considered old but I don't feel old. I guess, you've just gotta embrace it and hav…

Quote from NoAngel: “Quote from IMScotty: “Quote from NoAngel: “I'm going for it. All I got to decide now is nobo or sobo and what clothes to pack. Amtrak goes to Rutland so I could go nobo from there and wing the return. Or shuttle north and walk back to Rutland/Killington and Amtrak home. Or take a different mode to Gorham and sobo. Mmmmmmmmm....plenty of time to figure all this out and change my mind 10 times Haha. ” concordcoachlines.com/stop/gorham-nh/ ” So I could take the bus from Gorham …

Youoh yeah -- bezos makes it easy for ya to spend money at amazon using alexa. Quote from max.patch: “ a couple days ago they offered $10 off of anything you ever bought before in your order history if you reordered it thru alexa. so..."alexa, reorder trail mix"... and my happy belly sweet and spicy trail mix was on it's way for $6 instead of $16. ” must still be at the dting stage if she asks you if it's OK to spend your money.

You quit in a good spot. I can't imagine coming down the north side of Moosilauke with an injury. I think you made the right choice. The trail ahead is a tuff section. Heal up & do it when you are healthy. It sucks having t get off the trail early, but it is beter than a long term/permanent injury.

Quote from CoachLou: “Quote from ScareBear: “Anxiously awaiting trail reps and pics... ” Me too, I'm meeting him in Franconia.......but when The weather up there has been 'heavy rain' for more than 24 hours, and you don't camp up there in bad weather where you have service! ” Why not? I amped up there in a tropical storm. I was doing property maintenance on Nantucket Island at the ime & had to postpose a few times due to threatening hurricanes. When it was determined the current one was going ti…

Quote from CoachLou: “Quote from IMScotty: “Quote from CoachLou: “Quote from SarcasmTheElf: “Quote from CoachLou: “This is all we have to work out inSouthern Connecticut. This is the view from the top, Long Island sound.appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…d3264cba89430bec0a115c08b And this was my view on the way up.appalachiantrailcafe.net/index…d3264cba89430bec0a115c08bappalachiantrailcafe.net/index…d3264cba89430bec0a115c08b ” Where's that? ” Bluff Head in North Guilford, along the Mattabesett Trail…

I went from Tuolmne to Vermillion Vally Ranch edisonlake.com/hikers/resupply with a stop at Reds for some stufff at the store. The money saved was worth the hike to it & the food & beer was great there. It is 21 miles north of MTR so you have to figure how iot works for you. From there it's 133 miles to Trail Pass.

Quote from twistwrist: “Wow, the prices to pick up a resupply at all of the locations are outrageous...up to $100 just to pick up the package?! Is it simply because of the remoteness of the trail? Obviously I'm not used to that from the A.T. ” I take it you are talking about Muir Trail Ranch. It's remote. Supplies come by pack train or boat. It's the reason I opoted for Vermillion Valley RFesort & a long walk on a side trail into Sequia NP CG.

I agree about the bugs. Depending on snow pack & melt. Postholer.com has links to the snow pack. I hit clouds of bugs in late July & almost none in Augast. I did get hit by a freak storm front that rolled in Labor Day Weekend & stalled for a few days. Rain lower elevation & snow higher up. All the locals said that hadn't happened for years. Most people agree Aud-Sept is the best time there

EMS was always my local store from the time I started camping. The year I did my thru I knew most of the staff on first name basis. That year was a lot of special order stuff. I also have worn a lot of their gear I bought when they went on special. I remember when I took their Ice Climbing Course. I showed up in an EMS Parka. The guides were jelouse because mine had a hood that could be rolled up into the large collar. They were the testers for new apparal & the prototypes didn't have one.

I like the way Scotty did his hike. I Joined the JMT on my SOBO Lash of the PCT that year. I took it easy first few days. I had a girlfriend with me for the first week & she started getting a headache on the second day. We just took an early day & dropped down some to camp. By the time I went over Whitney I never even notice elevation affecting me. I did camp on two of the high passes. One just about running up for pictures of the alpine glow in the lakes. By the time I finished taking pics I re…

While working in the heating industry on Nanntucket island I got called back to a house where I removed several radiators so they copuld refinish the wood floors. The owners son droped a set of keys down the pipe. I & the homeowner got lucky & I was able to hook them with an electrical fishtape/snake. Would have been many hours & hundreds of dollars if I had to cut into the pipes to retrieve them.

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Grizzly Bears are far more dangerous than black bears. It's good to keep in mind that Grizzly's can't climb trees. How to tell the difference? If you see a bear, climb a tree. If it climbs up & eats you it's a black bear. If it knocks the tree over & eats you it's a grizzly bear.

Quote from Grinder: “Quote from IMScotty: “Quote from Grinder: “Quote from IMScotty: “It appears that our friend Gray Blazer has gone silent. I like to think that he has finally found Big Foot and that the two of them are enjoying some cold ones in a cave someplace. You might want to ask Grinder if he knows anything. I believe they met at a meet-up once. ” Nope, not a clue. Only person I've met from here is Rasty. One time randomly my first time ever out on trail, and another when he graciously …

Quote from LDog: “Whelp, I'm planning on an LT E2E which may or may not be in September, and which may or may not be a nobo. ” Good time to hike it, or even a little later. Nobo starts relatively easy. Northern third is like the Whites. Send me a PM if you want digital copies of TI/Nat Geo maps. I did have an article I wrote about it on here. Long Trail Overview

Quote from WanderingStovie: “Quote from Astro: “Quote from meat: “Chili mornin' eh boy's? I kinda chuckle when people ask "I'm leaving April 1st will I really need a jacket, hat or gloves?" ” That is why if I ever get to do a thru, I am leaving early May instead March or April. ” Hike fast. ” You don't really have to hike fast, just consistent. How many zeros do early starters take du to weather? Some times multiples at same place. If you're not in the party crowd neros can get you through town …

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Unless you know where he plans to stay it would be hard to Fed-Ex it. If you do know where they plan to stay just ut it in care of the establishment. If you aren't sure the easiest way would be to ship it general delivery to the PO. Hiker Name General Delivery Hot Springs, NC 28743 Keep in mind they do have to carry what you send them (or give excess away) so don't get to carried away. I always appreciated a local newspaper from back home & a few nips of booze were a nice treat. I would avoid li…

Quote from WanderingStovie: “The "Easter" bunny and "Santa" Claus ought to be tossed into the fire. Happy Easter everyone. ” Grilled rabbit sounds good! The fat man, not so much.