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Quote from TrafficJam: “Quote from A.T.Lt: “He is also on Instagram. He posts some great pictures daily! ” I don't know how to do Instagram. ” You can view instagram without having to install an app or even have an account...just can't comment. instagram.com/therealhikingviking/

I dont have a trail name per se..I have a very obvious nickname I happen to use on the trail. If I want to go incognito, I just say "Paul". When I was at ALDHA-W, I just introduced myself as Paul. Most people did not know who I was....until a few recognized my voice or from a few things I said and, no word of a lie, when I started to talk with my hands.

The plans seem to be coming more and more together. Awesome...

Kenyon tape as well. clean the area with the rip with a damn cloth. Let it dry. Cut a patch with rounded corners (less likely to come off), place on rip. Then with VERY LOW HEAT , an iron on the patch very gently. I repaired my beater down coat this way and the patch is holding 6+ years later. photo-2.jpg

I used to big a big proponent of merino wool layers. Besides being expensive, I find they don't last as long. FWIW, Patagonia has switched to wool-poly blends. Suspect the longevity issue may be part of the reason.

Awesome! Enjoy...

re: Italian roots Perhaps, just a little. pmags.com/musings-on-macaroni-and-sunday-gravy

Cooking and eating said food with good friends Craft beer..usually with good Pub Grub. History (exploring the sites up close or reading about them) Reading in general (Science, SF, history, historical fiction, outdoors, political) For the outdoors, love remote car camping and Nordic skiing.

THere are some people who geniunely love winter backpacking. It can be great. I do it myself.. But most thru-hikers would be better off waiting until at least March, or better yet, April, and then start. A five month thru-hike will get you to Maine by mid- September.

No exactly Elmer Fudd..but I do have the goofy factor going! This photo was take at Cameron Pass in Colorado during a -12F day. The wind was fierce, so it may have "felt" colder. In any case, I joke I look like an extra from a Great Winter War (Finland vs Soviet Union) documentary... image011.jpg

I hike with bargain basement polypro or similar (costco, military surplus, sierra trading post special, you name it) . I switched to merino wool for winter (mid-weight), and while it breathes better but find it does not last very well. I switched back synthetic even for mid-layer. I agree with the New Hampshire advice: Always take a base layer there. I am, tentatively, planning a four day backpack in the Whites this summer before meeting the new niece scheduled to be born in June. I'll be taking…

Quote from Drybones: “I did that once. that's enough, hiking is easier. ” Kinda hard to hike on a few feet of that fluffy stuff...

Quote from Rasty: “Quote from PaulMags: “Grandma used to make macaroni and chick peas..good stuff. ” hopefully she called it ceci ” Great-Grandma did in the Neapolitan dialect (IIRC..I was 8 or 9 when she passed away). Grandma, like many women of her generation of all ethnic groups, went a little more "American". (her real name was Assunta; she went by Sue)

Sad indeed. His last album was released on his 69th birthday last week. Has received good reviews as well.

Quote from Rasty: “There is a 50% penalty on any downhill of less then a 40° angle ” Ah sh**...better double check that then. Where's my smartphone app for checking these things..

Grandma used to make macaroni and chick peas..good stuff.

Quote from AnotherKevin: “I don't try to do any sort of distance hiking in the winter. I switch to peak bagging. ” I switch to long planks on old-school looking leather boots myself...

Do these miles count? anorak.jpg

Mediocre movie with very little of the book's humor or wit.

I make a small amount of money from affiliate marketing on my website. I've been online since 1987...writing about hiking since 1996 (My own website in one form or another since 2002). I do a small amount of freelance writing (Trailgroove mainly, just did one for NatGeo adventurer online and BPer Mag) because of my blog. Established a decent presence to get to this point. I work a day job, so I don't actively seek freelance work...that's a job in itself. I am the main breadwinner in our marriage…