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In preparation for my daughter's upcoming thru-hike (she'll be coming 'round the mountain in July), I wanted to post up some information that I have gathered. The trail passes through France, Italy and Switzerland with snow-covered Mont Blanc (white…

In preparation for my daughter's upcoming thru-hike (she'll be coming 'round the mountain in July), I wanted to post up some information that I have gathered. The trail passes through France, Italy and Switzerland with snow-covered Mont Blanc (white…

screwed up a day or two but got todays. ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – May 17, 2024 ⛺ My answer today was – CORRECT Total questions answered – 801 Total answers correct – 740 Percentage answers correct – 92% Longest correct streak – 61 …

In preparation for my daughter's upcoming thru-hike (she'll be coming 'round the mountain in July), I wanted to post up some information that I have gathered. The trail passes through France, Italy and Switzerland with snow-covered Mont Blanc (white…

While the the HMW may not have as much elevation change as other places what it does have is glorious beauty. Kathy and I stopped any number of times just to enjoy our surroundings. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't have to rush through so fast…

Quote from max.patch: “As a practical matter, I don't know what changes, if any, will happen if the BMT become a National Scenic Trail but 2 senators and 2 represenatives have proposed legislation to start the ball rolling with a feasibility study. …

Quote from odd man out: “Quote from hikerboy: “Have them shuttle you to Jo-Mary Rd. ” there are two trailheads in that area. I don't recall the name of the other but it's a little further south. That is also a possibility. I was trying to decide…

Quote from hikerboy: “Have them shuttle you to Jo-Mary Rd. ” there are two trailheads in that area. I don't recall the name of the other but it's a little further south. That is also a possibility. I was trying to decide how many miles per day to…

Quote from odd man out: “I have finalized plans for an August hike in ME. Unfortunately I had to cut back to a one week trip which will not be enough to do the whole HMW. So I will fly to BGR, shuttle to Shaws for the night, after the famous breakfast…

Quote from max.patch: “As a practical matter, I don't know what changes, if any, will happen if the BMT become a National Scenic Trail but 2 senators and 2 represenatives have proposed legislation to start the ball rolling with a feasibility study. …

As a practical matter, I don't know what changes, if any, will happen if the BMT become a National Scenic Trail but 2 senators and 2 represenatives have proposed legislation to start the ball rolling with a feasibility study. …

Hello and thank you for the input and suggestion. I use my Garmin 64sx (these screen grabs are from the Garmin BaseCamp Mapping program) and with extra batteries it really does well with my navigational needs. Getting off trail is not my Maine concern…

This evening Kathy and I packed our bikes for an overnighter tomorrow . In the afternoon we'll ride the 14 miles to a county park that has a campground. We'll spend the night and then ride home in the early afternoon. Looks like today was the last day…

I started early in the morning with my headlamp. At least with Hunt (AT) and Abol should not worry about getting lost first mile or so. If you have FarOut probably able to see if you do get off.

So after some thinking if I get my friend to meet me up there I will take the Abol Route out and back, but I will stop at Thoreau Spring. I would be starting at 1307 feet +/- and going up to 4625 feet +/- and if I was around this type of terrain my…

Even though I don't plan to use my phone very much during our hike I did down load the AT guide on the Far Out app. It seems like there's a ton of info there, makes me wonder how they keep it all up to date.

Well, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Hopefully the former would outweigh the later.

Quote from rhjanes: “My cousin in Virginia is a bourbon hunter. He had some New Riff a few years ago. It was good. I've not seen it in Texas yet but I quit hunting/buying a year ago. Stomach issues and alcohol can be an issue. Funny thing I did. …

Well, everything has advantages and disadvantages. Hopefully the former would outweigh the later.

As a practical matter, I don't know what changes, if any, will happen if the BMT become a National Scenic Trail but 2 senators and 2 represenatives have proposed legislation to start the ball rolling with a feasibility study. …