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Here’s my story: April 2021 I had a TKR, as bone-on-bone was horrible. Found an excellent surgeon who listened to me describe my hiking goals: to complete the 67 Four Thousand Footers in New England. I completed the AT in 2016, so I’ve been hiking for a long time! Immediately after surgery I...

fascinating! thanks for the share.

i know ore hill shelter burned down, but what are the options now? tenting still okay?

i have a kindle, take it w/ me whenever i travel, extended backpack trips included. i enjoy having reading material, so an ereader is how i can bring along all my reading material. i use the neoprene book cover and then keep that in a ziplock. i pack it in w/ my clothes and it's safe. no...

ossipee range this is really neat. i spent many summers at a girls' camp on Bear Island where we had fantastic views of the ossipee range. wonder if these trails can be done as a multi-day backpack, do you know? dottie

dr. d., thanks for the post and for your encouragement. i hope to have very good info. to share w/ VFTT. d.

i am aware of this, and it concerns me, as i will be hiking/canoeing in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) this June. i am hiking from the headwaters of the jago river to kaktovik, an inuit village on the beaufort sea. i will be hiking w/ my sister, whose passion is the preservation of...

day hikes in Budapest, Hungary Anyone know of any hiking in Budapest, Hungary? I'll be there w/ my husband in mid-March, and we'd love to do some hiking. So, I'm looking for any advice/anyone w/ experience in this area? dottie

WVA hikes thanks so much for posting this trip report! i grew up in new england, learning to hike in NH, VT, ME. now i live in maryland and sorely miss new england. i completed the NH 48's, via many airline flights. for awhile, i had a bad attitude towards my "backyard" hiking areas. but...

If the Barlett, NH area, this is a nice place, always quiet when we've been there. Cabins clean, owners friendly. Lots of good hiking up Rt. 302 and off the Kanc. or up Rt. 16. http://www.abetterlifecabinsandcampground.com/ dottie

Isolation was my 48th. Hiked it w/ my husband, my all-time favorite hiking partner. At the summit, we tried to make a video w/ my camera w/ me using sign language to describe what I was feeling (we both teach at a deaf school). Alas, my camera's batteries died. . .so I had to write the...

My hiking group (AMC chapter in Wash., DC) will be hiking Mt. Isolation near the end of August. My questions are: what's the condition of Jerico Rd.? Is it easy to spot off of Rt. 302? Next question: how is Rocky Branch Trail to shelter #1? And, does the shelter still exist? Next day, we'll do...

two of my packs don't have "official" compartments for hydration systems. for those packs, i make sure to place my bladder in a waterproof bag--i usually the plastic sleeves i save from the newspapers. yes, i drink (sip) more water having the hose right there. and i always carry a bottle of...

driving from maryland to attend the FTFC awards. i finished my 48 aug. 2006. dottie

feedback very helpful, thanks for the suggestions, it's making planning easier & fun! i'm still waiting to receive the 4 guidebooks i bought online. since we'll be camping for 2 weeks, wonder how it would be to stay a week at two places? more explored that way? dottie

glad to have this NY/ADK forum. . .i have some questions: this august, my husband and i will travel to the ADKs, all new to us. i'd like to hike mt. marcy & some other 4ks (i recently finished all NH4ks). we'll also bring our canoe and would like to explore some remote canoe waters. question...

glad this NY section has been added, i have some ADK questions. . .this august my husband & i plan to hike & canoe in the ADK's--all new to us. i'd like to hike mt. marcy and some other 4k's (finished NH 48's), plus we'll have our canoe. we're looking for a place to set up the popup camper and...

2007 BTS hike any website info for this brain tumor society? any date set for this hike? i'm interested in joining others for this hike, as well as raising some money (i survived a brain tumor in 1994). dottie

poles I've been hiking since age 8, still hiking past age 50 :) . My husband & I first saw someone hiking w/ poles while hiking Saddleback about 10 years ago, and that guy was hiking really fast. Next day we hiked Washington, for the "upteenth" (spell check?) time but this time w/ rented...

check AMC check AMC boards, this was heavily discussed. http://appalachia.outdoors.org/bbs/searchresults.cfm?requesttimeout=500 dottie--I am a coffee-snob, and when I backpack, I use those Folger's coffee bags!