Spring is finally here.
I’m making final preparations for my first trip of the 2008 backpacking season this weekend. I’ll be hiking a 23 mile section of the Appalachian Trail in western Massachusetts. I hooked up with some other section hikers from the Whiteblaze.net community who I haven’t met yet, but seem like very nice people [...]

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In early September of last year, I set out for a 1 night solo hike over Mt. Moosilauke (4802 ft) on the Appalachian Trail. Moosilauke is the most western of the New Hampshire 4000 footers and on a clear day you can see the mountains of Vermont and the New York Adirondacks from the summit. [...]

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Section hikers are people who hike long distance trails in stages, maybe a weekend or a vacation, at a time. We are the unfortunate majority that can’t take a year off to hike the Appalachian Trail or many of the other fine long distance trails in the US and abroad. But like thru-hikers, we yearn [...]

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As an Ultralight hiker, I have a real love hate relationship with camp shoes. Often, I just can’t justify the extra weight. For example, a pair of men’s Crocs in size 9 weights 11.5 oz! And so, I rarely bring my Crocs along on weekend section hikes.
Enter Waldies, shown here. These shoes are just [...]

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