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Some Observations in Winter Backpacking
Friday, February 10th, 2012
Ice hangs over the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah NP
So I did a few days "winter" backpacking last weekend and made some observations. Normally I never go out this time of year but decided with the weather a bit milder that I'd give it a whirl. My intent was to do the central and northern sections of Shenandoah National Park and hopefully complete for the third time my hike of the entire park
Trail Maps – Why Bother?
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Being a frequent contributor to the hiker forum White Blaze, I have seen the map debate time and time again. And time and time again I see the same reasons crop up as to why hikers choose not to carry maps or even find them an essential part of their gear list -
Common arguments against taking maps on the Appalachian Trail -
- The trail is blazed white and easy to follow. You can’t
Blister Issues and Remedies
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Chances are, if you have ever hiked for any length of time,you have developed the annoying and many times painful issue called blisters. Blisters develop under the stress of friction or rubbing for a prolonged period of time. It can be exasperated by heat and dampness. I have had blisters in many different places. I have also had blisters that forced me off the trail until they either healed or
Blister Issues and Remedies
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Chances are, if you have ever hiked for any length of time,you have developed the annoying and many times painful issue called blisters. Blisters develop under the stress of friction or rubbing for a prolonged period of time. It can be exasperated by heat and dampness. I have had blisters in many different places. I have also had blisters that forced me off the trail until they either healed or
Destination Alternate
Friday, July 1st, 2011
A picture of my son taken the last time we went to Yellowstone back in 1997
Destinations change. Plans change. As much as we want to set things in stone, they are more in clay that can easily get washed away at the first rainstorm. When I was out hiking the AT, I knew better than to try and map out my day to day progress ahead of time. Inevitably something would come up, usually when I
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