My partner and I will be hiking the AT between Bear Mtn., NY and the terminus in Maine. We are both fairly experienced hikers and in good shape, but not ...
I think I'd want to go north to south, climb Katahdin and go through the Whites while the weather is nice and warm and the days are longer, and have the...
To those of you who may not have heard yet, New Hampshires most visited and cherished symbols is no longer. Yesterday, "The Old Man of The Mountain" has fallen...
I paid the $2.50 to go up the auto tour road on Mt. Battie near Cambden Hills, Maine. Near the look out was a trail that went one mile to an ocean overlook. I...
i will be in falls village ct this weekend and would love to do a dayhike with someone in that area on the AT- Susan and the Wolves banjolady.susan@......
Hi Just a heads-up for those interested in flashlights. BackpackGearTest.org has just completed six month testing of the LazerBrite Flashlight. You can read...
Hi Just finished reading Bill Bryson's "A walk in the woods." Quite an enjoyable read and fairly informative about the AT. I think it has brought me done to...
This is off the AT topic, but has anyone been to the North Chickamauga Pocket Wilderness (Soddy-Daisy, TN -- Chattanooga area) lately and can tell me about its...
For those hiking the PCT this year and are able to view this posting, I will be doing trail angel duty over the course of a month this summer on my days off,...
Hi Interested in a lightweight shelter option? How about a hammock? Well if you are interested in a hammock as an option, you might be interested in reading...
Let's put it this way: Given the choice of ending a wonderful hike on the top of the most beautiful vista in the Maine wilderness, or at a hotel overun with...
Hi Michelle, I think a big concern is how important is the daytime/night time temps to you. I knew several thru hikers in 2002 who flipflopped up to Maine to...
another great place is in Dalton, MA at the home of Rob Bird (aka The Bird Cage)... Rob's one of the manager's at the Shell station in town, and takes in a...
Yep, I agree 100% Climbing Katahdin at the end of my hike was like a religious experience ... and I'm not religious. What a mountain! Deb "Ramkitten" Lauman AT...
Hi all I just joined the group and have a question about bears. I live very close to the appalachian trail in Ct. and while I haven't spent much time hiking...
If you meet a bear on the trail, just stay calm and move off the trail a bit. Most likely the bear will continue on its way. Running is the worst thing you...
Bear advice varies - This is more from an animal behavioral perspective. Bears are omnivorous animals and forage for food during the day and night. They...
Every Bear I've seen has been more afraid of me that me of him. I live on a farm in Maine and Bears are pretty common here. Whenever I have seen a bear in my...
Hey everybody i have to make this post kinda fast dont wanna be late for class. Is anybody planning on going next year northbound start to end? I am after a...
There is a Yahoo! Groups site dedicated to '04 Thru-Hike Planners at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATHikers2004 You are welcome to join in at any time....
I moved to Alabama from Pennsylvania not too long ago, and being from the north, I worried about those kinds of "Deliverance" situations, too. Unfortunately,...
I am looking for people that are clean and sober for a thru hike in 2004. I really am looking for some folks with experiancehat have done the trail before. I...
Hi Just a heads-up for those interested shelters. BackpackGearTest.org has just completed six month testing of the Black Diamond Mega Lights w/poles. You can...
Hi Mike! The 2004 AT Thru-hikers group is growing every day! There are many places to meet more folks who are thru-hiking. Try some of the other Yahoo! Groups...
Hi For those interested in stoves, the folks at BackpackGearTest.org (BGT) have recently completed six months testing of the Brasslite Solo, which is an...
Here's another place to tell stories, ask Trail advice, take polls, share pictures, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AT4ever Check it out! Thanks! -Aaron...
