My wife and I have been going to the Catskills in New York State for the past 6 years for our long summer vacation. This mountain range is located in a surprisingly rural region about 100 miles north of New York City and just under 4 hours (by...
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I hate getting my boots wet during river crossings and it's nice when you're on a trail where you can jump from rock to rock across a stream or river. But when you are really out in the wilderness, it's likely that you'll need to ford...
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I'm not a big soup eater on the trail, so I was blown away when I tried a Packit Gourmet's Tortilla Soup last week (2.7 oz) on a long backpacking trip. I made this meal on one of those nights when I was too tired to invest much energy in...
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There's a tradition of charity unto others called Trail Magic on the Appalachian Trail and other long distance trails in the US. It takes many forms. Sometimes, people will leave cold drinks and snacks at trail crossings for thru-hikers, or they'll...
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I started a 9 day trip on the 100 mile Wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail last Saturday, but ended up getting shuttled out after 6 days and 74 miles due to a knee/quadriceps overuse injury. Staying out for 6 days on a solo really pushed...
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Shaw's Lodging in Monson, Maine has had over 50,000 hikers as guests, mostly Appalachian Trail thru-hikers or section hikers. I've always heard great things about it from other hikers and I wasn't disappointed when I started my 100...
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When Chris and I were hiking in Zealand Notch a few weeks ago, we crossed a stream that had red water in it, and since then I've seen a lot of others like it in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I figured that the red tint was probably linked...
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