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  1. ChacoTaco

    Saddleback via the AT

    Beautiful weather, perfect temps. Trail was good. Water was fair. Climb is easy and gradual with some short steep ups. We started at Maine 4 at 7:20am and summited at 11:30 am. Took lots of breaks going up. Saw the signs out for Gerry (aka Inchworm):( Great hike was had by all. Reached the...
  2. ChacoTaco

    Davis Path and Rocky Branch Trail

    Wondering what the latest word is on these trail to Mt Isolation. Thought I had read one of these trails is beat up pretty bad. Maybe not. Heading out for a couple of nights. Davis Path, Rocky Branch and Dry River Trail.
  3. ChacoTaco

    Mt Moosilauke via Gorge Brook REROUTE

    Arrived at 8:30am to a pretty full lot. It was overcast and we decided to go up Gorge Brook since we havent done that route. Well....it was closed due to water damage so we took the Snapper ReRoute about a half mile. Took us about 90 minutes to reach the summit. The clouds were thick and heavy...
  4. ChacoTaco

    Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail

    We are talking about moving out there at some point in our lives. Maybe 5 years, maybe 10.
  5. ChacoTaco

    Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail

    I love the Whites as well. I have been here for 2 and a half years. With that said, there really is nothing I have ever seen that compares to The Rockies. My scope is small with this being the first time I have hiked west of the Mississippi. The AT is beautiful and the stuff up here is great...
  6. ChacoTaco

    Colorado Trail and Continental Divide Trail

    We flew out to Denver on the 4th and were transported to the start of Segment 7 at Goldhill. We got started around 6pm and hiked up a gradual climb to just over 10,000 feet. We had a great view of Mt Evans and a good vantage point to check on the late day thunderstorms. We were in between Frisco...
  7. ChacoTaco

    Climbers killed in terrorist attack on Nange Parbat

    They also have a facebook page that I have been following for a bit. Awful story. https://www.facebook.com/NangaParbat2013
  8. ChacoTaco

    Looking for a good hiking solar panel

    While its not a solar panel, I just started using the i torch by newtrent. The itorch charges an iphone or smartphone up to 3 times and that is if the battery completely dies. They have higher capacity chargers as well. http://www.newtrent.com
  9. ChacoTaco

    Zealand, Guyot, West Bond

    Learned some very interesting lessons while on this hike. I met up with my buddy, Ryan (Guthook) to hike Zealand Falls to Guyot. He would continue over the Twins and I was planning on 2 nights out. The rain started on Zealand and continued off and on. We made a pretty good pace, after we climb...
  10. ChacoTaco

    TSA Regulations

    Thanks for posting this.
  11. ChacoTaco

    TSA Regulations

    Sweet this all makes me feel much better. Seriously, thanks for the great info everyone. Im not much a flier anyway, throw the backpacking gear into the question and I am clueless.
  12. ChacoTaco

    TSA Regulations

    So I have to thank you all for the info. Feeling more optimistic about the whole experience of flying with our gear for the first time. So we have somethings that we typically like to have with us. I realize we could just go to a grocery and or REI or any of the outfitters for certain things...
  13. ChacoTaco

    TSA Regulations

    we anticipated the burn ban that just went into effect for Park County to expand by the time we get there
  14. ChacoTaco

    TSA Regulations

    Couple of reasons, cant fly with a fuel canister, plus we are flying into Denver on the 4th of July so some places are closing earlier than usual, called most the places in Breck and Frisco and they may be closed by the time we get there. We land at 2:30 and just dont want to chance it, esp if...
  15. ChacoTaco

    TSA Regulations

    We are flying out to Colorado in a few weeks and have a stop in Atlanta. We are mailing our stove, fuel canister and knife to a friend in Denver. Im trying to figure out if I should mail our tent poles and stakes as well, or just check our bag. Our layover in Atlanta is 4 hours so it doesnt seem...
  16. ChacoTaco

    AT in NC advice

    That section is my favorite over Roan, Balds and Humps. Crown Jewel of the southern AT IMHO. The view of Grandfather Mountain is so cool. North Carolina is and will always be my home. Did you happen to go up to Grassy Ridge?
  17. ChacoTaco

    A Fond Farewell To The Whites

    as a Tarheel, I hope you enjoy the wonderful trails and spectacular mountains in NC. My heart will always be in Carolina. Enjoy
  18. ChacoTaco

    Colorado 14ers

    Lots of great info. We head out July 4th and will start our hike at Goldhill. We are going to stay close to the trailhead the first night and make it to Copper Mtn by early Sunday and get in and out with a resupply. It looks like we can really enjoy things and get acclimatized gradually as we...
  19. ChacoTaco

    Friday Night in Concord, NH

    I wanted to post the event photo's for some of you that may have been there. The event sold out and people, unfortunately, were turned away. We did quite a bit of advertising, even getting a mention on 107.7 a couple of times. My wife (Wakapak) is Dr Jen at Crossroads Chiropractic. So I want to...
  20. ChacoTaco

    A Fine Morning on Mount Madison

    As usual Tim, amazing pictures. We had some great star viewing from Garfield on Saturday night.
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