My trail name was Curmudgeon...... lol. What surprised me was that most of the kids on the trail knew exactly what that meant......so they must all have a...
Admittedly, I left for the trail a computer geek knowing little about the flora. Each day I learned a little more about the different flowers from one hiker or...
HI. My name is Sarah, and I am the mother of a 15 nearly 16 year old son (David) who is leaving for a very long walk on the Trail at the end of June. I hiked...
Hi Sarah, I understand your concern for the boys. I am sure you are glad that you have such a healthy, and enthusiastic son. I know you are glad that he is not...
... old ... end ... some ... 50 ... him ... as I ... in a ... be ... asking ... think ... Water is not safe unless treated or boiled so they will be drinking ...
Hi Sarah, Which way are they going and how far? The most important thing I think they could need are "Camelbacks" or other bottles to carry water with. While I...
Sarah ... As they would say in baseball ... that's a hardball the one you just pitched. I am very proud to see that there are young boys like your son with...
Luigi wrote: <<I am very proud to see that there are young boys like your son with such a courage these days. To me, I must be sincere; I rather see my son...
Hello, I'm am planning to hike 50-mile loop of AT connecting with Bartram Trail, start/finish at Wayna Bald. This includes crossing Nantahala River, crossing...
Wow!? What an opportunity you have to be totally happy with how your son turns out. And, bless your heart, you see it. I have "trail angeled" two 16-year-old...
I can tell you (or him) from recent experiences that there is NO FOOD on the trail to be had. In the 50 miles a friend and I made from Springer Mountain in...
You could probably hitch from Wesser/NOC to Cherokee/Bryson city where you could get a hotel room and which isn't too far really, since 74 ( I think it's 74)...
Hi Sarah, Its not you who is removed from reality....its your son and his buddy. Sounds like they expect to live off the land, and have some wilderness...
Ron Jaffe wrote: "the campsite and shelter just a mile south of the NOC is a beautiful wooded and fairly large area for camping." In this vicinty there are...
... The importance of raingear really isn't so much to keep them dry from the rain because perspiration and sweat from hiking in the summer will probably keep...
Kudos to Ron for such a frank, factual post. BTW, then I took Rockdancer's next few days worth of food for the trail to him, he said that he had been reading...
Thanks, Ron. <<Raingear is important because it's something that they can use to help regulate their body temperature, keeping them warm at night or when...
Hello group, I have been interested in hiking the AT for quite some time now. I have recently been doing some research, while trying to build up a nice cash...
Welcome, Vinny, I live in Orlando. :) There are many opinions on boots, some of it conflicting, but mostly , you will need to have boots that are extremely...
Yo, Folks ----- Where do I start???? Aroundabouts the 23rd of march I took off for Kansas city with a car-load-and-a-half of camping gear ------ I guess I...
just one comment on shoes/boots... from my experience the vibram sole is slipperier on hard surfaces like wet boardwalks etc... **************Vote for your...
Hi Ron, Thanks for the information! Never would have thought about bringing my pack in with me. I copied and pasted your info onto a word document to make sure...
Maryland and Northern Virginia sixteenth Edition Guide Book and also Thru Hikers HB 2007 Edition for sale with maps. Good condition both. Asking $20.00 Regards...
Just Came Back from a very nice hike from Lynden VA to Harpers. Very nice hike, lovely weather, many hikers going both ways. Met "Razor" at Dicks Dome going...
... I have done the AT from Springer Mountain to the northern end of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It would be hard to pick a bad section. jshipbaugh...
... any one that i happen to be on....... Kevin Umberger "Dance when you get the chance"----Gatewood Galbraith "Surrender to your imagination"-----Cosmic Ray...
