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I would heartily suggest you not worry about finding people to go with. I saw lifelong friends who split up and two men I met on my '95 thru hike met the first day and hiked the entire AT together. You will find such a spectrum of people that you will have no trouble finding others close to...

WHich VFTT members also AT hikers Thru hiked in 1995. Single most enriching experience I've ever had. Nearly every year since, I stuff my backpack and take off for a week or more to go back and wander some section again. The lack of clutter reminds you how good life can be...

STratton RoadHouse Accomodations (Maine) Hey, Kevin- Don't quote me but I think they are also Brutus-friendly, too.

For those wanting to climb the Bigelows, Sugarloaf, Saddleback, Crockers, etc.... a very nice and affordable place to stay just 4 miles outside of Stratton (on the Rangeley Road) is the Maine Roadhouse http://www.maineroadhouse.com. They are very friendly, quiet and affordable. The...

So that was you, Sapblatt! I saw you all along the way- had my face painted white with sun block. Before you all arrived to the summit, there were two men who brought their own flag and a large stick. They started flying it just before 11. The one man had escaped from the Pentagon in '01 and...

N-S Presidential Traverse Great job, Hockey Puck! Especially for not bailing at Crawford. It always takes me 90 minutes on that last descent from Webster- I'm so worn out from the Traverse. That last descent is rocky and seems a lot longer than it is. Congratulations to you...

Michael- Your posted trip report was one of the most enjoyable I've read in a long time. It was very refreshing. If I hadn't been soaking in the sun and the falls over at Zealand for so long, I would have run into you on my way out the Thoreau Falls trail. Thanks for the detailed history, too.

Sure hope they catch the vandals who torched the equipment on Success Pond Road. Regardless of what one thinks of logging or the Dillon company, the vandals are not only breaking the law but may jeopardize access for the rest of us to the beautiful and rugged Mahoosucs.

10 years ago, I ran into 7 bears on the AT alone. Since then, I have run into over a dozen more hiking in the Whites, the Adirondacks and Maine. In every instance here in the Northeast but one, they ran away as soon as they detected me- including a mother, who abandoned her two cubs. There...

I read about this Monday online. Mike and his brother were raising funds for research on hereditary diseases like Huntington's and Parkinsons. Their 39 year old sister, Diane, died at 39 a few years ago from Huntington's as did their mother. Diane was the captain of my college swim team at...

I'm in my 4th or 5th pair of Sundowners since my AT hike in '95. $133? I may just buy a couple more pairs for future years- that's how much I love them.

I found a pair of hiking poles Monday morning, 2/16. I'm sorry to be so late posting this. If anyone knows of someone who hiked from the Liberty Spring trailhead sometime that weekend - check and see if they lost their poles and just email me. Thanks.