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Welcome Ontario! I'm all about the train of thought you should enjoy your journey, not rush to meet a destination or deadline out there. Twenty miles per day is quite ambitious and really means you leave little time to stop and enjoy the moment, the views, the camping, the camaraderie, or the solitude. The sound of silence from the top of a mountain is magically beautiful. The smell of spring wildflowers is a scent that is worth not blowing past. The feel of the earth below your feet is a remind…

Quote from max.patch: “going up the AT and then down via another trail is one of the compaints of the BSP rangers. ” I think it makes more sense because traffic is more dispersed by taking separate trails. Quote from Astro: “Once I make it up there I will be glad to go back down the AT, unless someone can convince me another way is significantly easier. ” the Saddle Trail was much easier than the AT. And it was beautiful!

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1630 thrus have registered at Amicalola as of today. Check out this new related article I wrote for Appalachian Trials. appalachiantrials.com/how-crow…appalachian-trail-really/

I want to hike with you! Anyone hiking in the GA/TN/NC area soon? My turn to offer some trail magic.

I wish I had more time to post pics here of hikers registering. I post the interesting folks I meet at Amicalola on Appalachian Trail Clarity's facebook page.

Yes, an extreme lack of information out there about getting home from Katahdin. I"m going to do some research and try to write an article with options. I know how I did it as one way. I walked down the Saddle Trail which drops you right where the Hunt Trail (the A.T.) puts you if you simply walk back down the way you came. That's where my ride was. A friend's dad was shuttling us the last few days after the Hundred Mile Wilderness. When we parted ways, the AT Lodge shuttled me to the bus station…

Who here has hiked up Katahdin? How did you get back to your car? Which trail did you take? Where did you park? For those of you LASHERs, how did you get yourself home? Looking for info for a new blog post.

If you're interested, this was my take on these maps. Liked them, yes. Found them useful? Yes. They cram a helluva lot of info into a 3ounce booklet. But holy geez are they expensive! appalachiantrailclarity.com/20…appalachian-trail-guides/

And tomorrow I have an interview for a position working at the Monson Visitors Center with the ATC.

Quote from Astro: “Picking up at Pawling, NY at beginning of June and doing CT-MA-VT-NH. Plan to also get the first 20-30 miles of ME behind too, to make a little easier start next summer. ” Ahhh, southern Maine...the slowest miles on trail. So brutally beautiful. My love/hate relationship with Maine was, I hated how exhausting every single step was, but at the end of every climb was a view that made it absolutely worth every rocky step, slide, leap, crawl. Maine is the most beautiful place I've…

Quote from EdDzierzak: “Quote from twistwrist: “Got a new article posted on Appalachian Trials. "Everything you need to know about maildrops on the Appalachian Trail", including mile markers, 1-3 locations per town, and links. Downloadable as a pdf. Soon will be on ATClarity too. Check it out and please share the link liberally. Thanks! appalachiantrials.com/everythi…on-the-appalachian-trail/ ” The link in the first paragraph doesn't work (at least for me). ” I so much appreciate when people tel…

Got a new article posted on Appalachian Trials. "Everything you need to know about maildrops on the Appalachian Trail", including mile markers, 1-3 locations per town, and links. Downloadable as a pdf. Soon will be on ATClarity too. Check it out and please share the link liberally. Thanks! appalachiantrials.com/everythi…on-the-appalachian-trail/

Has anyone used the National Geographic Typographical Map Guides? They sent me the set to write up a review on my blog. Posted the article yesterday. They're interesting and fairly comprehensive, but damn are they expensive!! One section is the cost of AWOLs whole trail guide!

The cafe = no drama zone. It's why I love you guys. <3

Here ya go! appalachiantrailclarity.com/20…ru-hiker-resupply-points/ I'm working on an article detailing maildrops on my blog site, but here's a quick intro. Maildrops are hard to wrap your mind around as you plan an Appalachian Trail thru-hike. Rest assured, you will figure out your system within a couple of weeks. You have two options for places to send yourself stuff along the way: town post offices and outfitters or hostels who allow maildrops. All addresses and PO zip codes can be found in …

These two folks were SO BADASS! I Quote from max.patch: “thruhikers polar bear and mayberry just spent the last 27 months in the arctic as traveling nurses. edit to add: just saw a few posts above where TW met them at AFSP. 12112506_1150132881687961_1965707083010735805_n.jpg ” These two were badass! They had amazing stories of eating raw whale, polar bears eating people alive, nursing in an Indian village, etc. I could have talked with them for hours!

Badass. Wish I'd met her.

Added another article today! Top 8 regrets of former thru-hikers. The list was pretty interesting. Cheers! appalachiantrailclarity.com/20…alachian-trail-thru-hike/

all beer tastes good from the top of a mountain...well, almost all.