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I don't believe this has been posted about and I came across this on the AMC boards. This looks like a darn good book for anyone wishing to thru-hike. Click on "Book Excerpt" once on the site. www.enlightenedthruhiker.com

These are kind of open ended: Any clue if it will be very crowded on the monday of columbus day weekend or do most people travel home on that day rather than hike? Will Columbus day be too late for foliage or is it prime season? I have not been north in about 3 weeks and I don't know how...

What an amazing experience. For those of you who have hiked this mountain you need no explination of it's beauty and grandeur. To anyone who has plans to hike it, have not hiked, or are thinking of hiking Katahdin let me be the first to say: GO DO IT! I drove up with my hiking partner...

My hiking partner and I camped out along tripoli road saturday night and were well rested for the fairly long haul over both Hancocks the next day. (much thanks goes out to the kind gentleman who saw us searching our car for the final dollar fifty to obtain a camping spot and out of the...

My big pack (Lowe Alpine Appalachia) is compatable with a hydration bladder but I am scared to use it soley because I know I can drink a lot of water on the trail - depending on the conditions - and the thought of not seeing how much water is left would freak me out. I count on being able to...

anyone have some good shots going up mahoosuc arm (the steep section right after the notch)............ just wondering as I am doing an overnight in the notch and over to old speck this weekend.................... also how full does anyone think the old speck campsite will get saturday night...

I hiked Ike!!!!!!!!!! Great mountain. Awesome views. That sums it up. Edmands path is brilliant. Such a wonderful job was done in making it and the rock work near the top is something to behold. Like the good book says it was never too steep of difficult. As much as I would rather have the...

This may sound like I am venting and I suppose I am, because I did not feel the need to make a big scene on the summit of Ike. With that said, I hope the dude who tried to scold me on top of Ike today -for walking on the rocks in the alpine scrub because there was 50 people on top- feels real...

Tomorrow my hiking partner, his girlfriend, and I are going to be hiking Edmands Path. From the white mountain guide it sounds like the trail should not be that hard.............. however, my hiking buddies girl has a lot of pain in her knees on the way down. Anyone think this is a bad trail...

Can anyone tell me if the scramble going up the bonds from the pemi is going to be difficult decending. A friend and I are considering doing the twins/bonds traverse next week and as much as I love the exhilaration of a scramble they can be scary as hell... so anyones take on it in order to...