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bramlo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:15:58 GMT

Anyone run into Steeler from Pittsburg (thus his name Steeler)out there? Probably in New York or Connecticut. Thanks.

Re: Introduction from north central Florida

Vinny Herman — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:07:31 GMT

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

Re: Introduction from north central Florida

bdec55@... — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:07:31 GMT

just one comment on shoes/boots... from my experience the vibram sole is slipperier on hard surfaces like wet boardwalks etc... **************Vote for your

MY A.T. (MEDICAL) ADVENTURE

LEWIS T. PACE, JR. — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:07:31 GMT

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

Re: Introduction from north central Florida

Ron Jaffe — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:46:22 GMT

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

Introduction from north central Florida

Vinny Herman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:38:15 GMT

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

Re: My son's trip - thanks for the feedback so far

Zoonoses1@... — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:33:42 GMT

Thanks, Ron. <

Re: My son's trip - thanks for the feedback so far

HikingHope@... — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:10:27 GMT

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

Re: My son's trip - thanks for the feedback so far

Ron Jaffe — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:35:47 GMT

... 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

Re: Nantahala Accommodations

Doug Adomatis — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:35:47 GMT

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

My son is going hiking ...

C.Wellman — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:03:08 GMT

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

Re: Nantahala Accommodations

Ron Jaffe — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:03:08 GMT

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)

Re: My son is going hiking ...

gcsievers2 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:50:59 GMT

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

Re: My son is going hiking ...

HikingHope@... — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:50:59 GMT

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

Re: My son is going hiking ...

Zoonoses1@... — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:50:59 GMT

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