If you’ve been following my Long Trail progress this summer, you know by now that I am always fiddling with my gear list and experimenting with different weight, comfort, weather, and safety combinations. The gear list for my last trip from Middlebury Gap to Appalachian Gap is listed below.
I’ve also listed links to the gear [...]

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Asolo’s 520 TPS boots are fantastic. I bought them after I started to get planar fasciitis in my right foot. I went to REI for a boot fitting with one of their boot experts (these are people are hard to find but priceless). She informed me that Vasque was acquired and that their quality has [...]

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