Did You Know?

Did you know REI has a youtube channel? Just found it myself today. http://www.youtube.com/user/reifindout Share on Facebook

A.T. parking

Found a great site about A.T. parking. http://rohland.homedns.org/at/at_menu.aspx Share on Facebook

How to Make Your Own Larabars

A short video showing how to make your own larabars for about $0.30 each instead of the around $1.50 each you pay in the store! Fast and easy with 220 calories and packed with protein, these bars are perfect for hiking Share on Facebook

MSR XGK EX demonstrated outdoors

Wouldn’t it be nice to see how the stove you’re buying does in real trail conditions? PeakSurvival on youtube does just that in the cold and snow. Share on Facebook

Retired librarian dies in hiking accident

By William P. Davis Francis “Frank” Wihbey, who worked at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library for more than 30 years, died Tuesday in a hiking accident, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Share on Facebook

DOT road plans rattle Appalachian Trail fans

In June of 2008, officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement stating their intent to construct a new highway through Stecoah Gap and across the Appalachian Trail. The project is part of a larger proposed highway stretching from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Asheville, North Carolina, and deemed “Corridor K,” [...]

Blind Minneapolis attorney 2010 thru hike

Mike Hanson, a blind Minneapolis attorney, will begin a solo hike of the entire 2,174 mile Appalachian Trial this March (2010) using just GPS and his white cane to guide him. No guide, no guide dog. 70% of the visually impaired are unemployed. The hike is intended to make a dramatic statement about the competence [...]

Newfound Gap Hike

Found this youtube video of a family hiking the trail in the snow. It says they hiked 2 to 3 miles. The parents have more patience than most people. Share on Facebook

“Winter Hiking Southbound”

Party held at Jaycee Park for southbound AT hikers Print Thursday, 17 December 2009 By Davin Eldridge Contributing Writer The “Winter Hiking Southbound” event was held on Saturday, Dec. 12, at Franklin’s Jaycee Park. Barbecue, potato salad, corn, cookies, beans, drinks and other fixings were free for all who showed up. Forty-three hikers attended the [...]

Frozen Things

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