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Power naps
When I start dragging on the trail, I unfurl my Z-Rest and take a short power nap—maybe 20 minutes or so. Most of the time it’s just me in my sphere on the trail. So I lie down in the … Continue reading
Haitian Woodstock on the Appalachian Trail
There is a monastery on the Appalachian Trail. The guide book said that the monks allow thru-hikers to camp there. I was going to stop there and take a couple half days off to meditate and enjoy monastic life while … Continue reading
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Waterproof socks: A bad idea
I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2003. It was a wet and cold year. I hiked exclusively in Chaco sandals. To keep my feet from getting too cold, I often wore neoprene socks. My neoprene socks were wearing out and … Continue reading
Trail names.
The first time I hiked the PCT, I didn’t use a trail name; I felt it was a tradition that belonged to the social, more goofy, AT hiker. The problem is, if you don’t have a trail name, other people … Continue reading
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Build a shelter and they will come.
The shelters on the Appalachian Trail often host the most unlikely campers. One guy I saw in a shelter, carried a duffel bag full of cotton clothes, a folding chair, and a cell phone from which he made and received … Continue reading
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The coal miners on the Appalachian Trail.
On the Appalachian Trail I met two coal miners in their 50′s who spent their vacations, hiking a section of the trail. Starting at the begining in Springer, they were working their way through the whole trail. They were lots … Continue reading
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Logistics
I’m pretty much ready to head out to hike the PCT(Pacific Crest Trail), but I won’t be leaving for well over a week. I’m going to just buy my food along the way. I’m not at all picky and like … Continue reading
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How much does it cost to hike a long trail?
The first long trail I hiked was the PCT(Pacific Crest Trail). I quit my good paying job and planned to return to work the following spring. I looked at the hike as a “trip of a lifetime” and spared no … Continue reading
Resupply at the Wilson Creek Shelter.
When I was in a shelter on the AT(Appalachian Trail), waiting for someone to come see about the abandon pack that was left there, we joked about who they would send. We thought for sure they would send search and … Continue reading
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Barking shelter rat.
On the AT, as I got to a shelter, just before dark on a rainy day, someone inside yelled “we’re full“. I said, “I’ll just get some water and hike on then”. I filled up with water, put on my … Continue reading
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Emergency fire starting kit.
This is my emergency fire starting kit. It’s a spare Bic lighter and two Esbit Solid Fuel Tablets in a plastic ziplock baggie. It weighs 1.6 ounces or 47 grams. I’m thinking of trading one of the Esbit tablets in … Continue reading
Lyme disease on the trail.
Hiking through Connecticut on the Appalachian Trail, I got a lot of warnings about Lyme disease. They said when I got done with my hike that I should take 4 weeks of doxycycline because the chances of getting it were … Continue reading
Hiking the AT (Appalachian Trail)
The Appalachian Trail is a a 2200 mile(3500km) trail running from Georgia to Maine in the Eastern United States. The only book I used for the entire trail was Wingfoot’s Thru-hikers handbook. It has all the data you need: water … Continue reading
Odd woman on the AT.
It was a rainy day on the AT (Appalachian Trail.) It was where the AT comes closest to New York City. Not far from this shelter there was a train stop right on the trail that would take you in … Continue reading
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