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Picking up a Maildrop on the Appalachian Trail I wrote earlier on how to send a maildrop on the Appalachian Trail to any post office via General Delivery. Now that there are enough stores near the Appalachian Trail (and Pacific Crest Trail for that matter) to get buy food along the way, I typically just [...] Backpacking in Chaco Sandals I present several slideshows on both our Mississippi River Expedition and Appalachian Trail thru-hike every year. I love these presentations and especially enjoy the question and answer sessions. Each time I give the Appalachian Trail talk, I always know I’ll spend some time talking about footwear. Some folks hike [...] http://www.flickr.com/photos/rasudduth/ / CC BY-NC 2.0 These are some responses to one question on my Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker Study relating to Sex on the Appalachian Trail. The question, (from Meusser’s 1989 study) was “The challenge to do the whole trail, the miles, being really tired, dirty and lacking amenities or privacy prompted one couple Thru-hiking isn’t cheap, so here are fifteen easy ways to save money for the trip of a lifetime. Eat In: get in the habit of taking lunches to work and eating at home. A crockpot is your best friend (cook dinner while you’re away!) Take the time to perfect 10 trail recipes that you won’t get [...] As pointed out in my earlier posts about Appalachian Trail thru-hiker backpacks (Part 1) , (Part 2), there’s a definite trend toward smaller, lighter backpacks among the thru-hiker crowd. After thinking about my own progression of backpacks purchased over the last 20 years, I realized I’ve fallen right in line with that trend. At [...] The number one rule in thru-hiking is to take care of your feet. Ignore your feet, your hike isn’t going to last very long. After trying out all manner of socks throughout the years, I think I’ve found the World’s Best Hiking Socks. What are these miracle socks you ask? Cheap Polyester Dress Socks [...] Everyone knows that the ONLY way to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail is to start in Georgia and go north, right? Wrong. Here are five good reasons to consider thru-hiking southbound from Maine to Georgia of the typical northbound hike. Weather: Starting in Maine around June 15 – July 15 gives you plenty of cool nights at the height [...] Backpacking stoves change and evolve, as do gear preferences. People can spend hours wading through mountains of information about burn times, fuel delivery, treehugging-ness, and of course, price. I know people who change stoves more than they change underwear. To each his own, but here’s where I ended up. I used a MSR Whisperlight International [...] I ran across the series of newspaper articles I wrote for the Greensboro News and Record during my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2000 while going through some old boxes of stuff at the house. I scanned and snagged the text with Adobe Acrobat, and they’re now posted under the Appalachian Trail Thru-hike Journals category. Going [...] Resupplying by mail is a fairly simple process. The package is sent to the desired post office via general delivery. You show your ID to the postmaster and they give you your mail. You’ll want to allow several days for your package to arrive at the Post Office, but be aware that some locations will [...] “A butt at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. A butt in motion will stay in motion if it just gets off the couch.” ~John Pugh I’m a slothful individual. I can heat a house with burnt time. I slid just under the tax deduction wire by being born on [...] It’s important to keep your sleeping gear dry when you are out in the woods. Despite claims that a sleeping bag is “warm when wet”, nothing is more miserable than dealing [...] I’ve been busy as a bee lately working up the data on my Appalachian Trail Thru-hiker study. About 560 hikers responded to a survey that had over 125 questions, several of which had multiple parts, so cleaning up and recoding the data is taking a fair amount of time as expected. I’ll be putting up [...] I was thinking about the Appalachian Trail on the way to work today. I did a southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2000, and if I were to do it again, I’d change up [...] The amount of time you spend in town can often send your hiking budget through the roof. Lodging, meals, and all sorts of other small things can add up to a [...] |
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