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Just a reminder that Patches are still available for dogs that complete the 48 in the winter. This can be single season or multiple seasons. When the dog has finished the winter list post your name here along with your dog's name and Tim will contact you about the patch. Also if anyone knows...

I'm not sure about coverage down low, but back in 2011 I bought a house down in Georgia while standing on the top of Wildcat using my cell phone. The coverage must have been good because I'm sitting in that house right now as I write this. :)

For a quick lift I love Snickers bars but for something more substantial I use liquid Boost. When noon approaches and I'm feeling hungry I can feel the lift from the Boost almost immediately. I've tried Boost bars but don't like them. In very cold weather I keep the boost in a cargo pocket to...

I've had the experience of heading down from LOC with the trail obliterated and found I had a tendency to go to the left of the trail which tends to go to the right. When I realized what I had done I went straight to my right and eventually found the trail. I really think that a dedicated GPS...

:) Actually. there are a lot of old stills in them there mountains. The search for old stills can be a lot of fun. :)

I carry one headlamp and one small backup flashlight. I had to use the flashlight on one occasion and learned from that experience to regularly check the lights and make sure they are working before leaving. Daylight is delayed by almost an hour where I now live here in Georgia from what it...

The canine hiking community has lost another of its hiking celebrities. Per and Helle's Airedale Cinnilla recently crossed the rainbow bridge. Cinnilla finished her winter 48 for the first time in March 2012. The next year she completed a single season winter. She was just a few hikes short...

Very interesting and I thought well done. Thanks.

Yes indeed the film was The Fugitive. It was the Feds who paved the parking lot. I've never seen it full. I have no idea why the Georgia highpoint is a Federal Park and not a State Park but that's the way it is. As I think about it, it is situated on the edge of a wilderness area maybe that...

Great to see that you were down in my neck of the woods. When you went to Brasstown Bald you probably went through our town of Blairsville. One of the most interesting sites in that area are the very ancient Cherokee petroglyphs. They're located at the trailhead of the Arkaquah trail up...

It's true there is always a 'bubble' of finishers down here (Georgia) around Thanksgiving and another around Christmas. If you were in that last bubble and were running a bit behind you could easily finish in January. Depending on the year the Smokies might or might not prove to be a problem...

There sometimes can be a reason. The first time I went up East Osceola in the winter I was with my Airedale Duffy who hiked off lead and I wore full crampons and had my ice axe. I remember passing a group at the slide. They were wearing snowshoes and had decided to turn around there as they...

Ok, in good weather, the easiest ascent is the Jewell trail. Although not difficult when descending, I do find it a bit tedious because it is quite bony. The most difficult either way is Huntington.

Well said!

Good, positive publicity is worth a lot more than a ticket. :)

I never saw the original Facebook post and I don't know what claims were made. But that being said, I thought a recent article by the Embrace Pet Insurance company was of interest in the current discussion whether they apply to that person or not, especially points one and four...

The first time I took the Jewell Trail from the Forest Service lot, I remember I rock hopped the stream then noticed after crossing it that there was bridge down stream a bit. I was wondering if it's possible to rock hop the stream up by the Cog where the bridge used to be. I gather that the...

Oh yes, I remember them well. Back in the late 50s and early 60s I spent a number of nights in the shelter on Slide. The dog I had then once got some quills in a paw and never again touched one, but would chase them away as we attempted to sleep. I haven't been back since they took down the...

That's a sweet story.

He must have had to skip the Smokies also. In either case he wouldn't have completed the AT.