Saturday, April 23, 2016

10 Pound Backpack to Hike 100 Miles - Adventure Alan

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10 Pound Backpack to Hike 100 Miles - Adventure Alan

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adventurealan.com - That’s the total weight of everything in my backpack—gear, food, water, and stove fuel. I used that 10 pound backpack to hike 100 miles (plus a few more) of the Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah...












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12 Incredible Hikes Under 5 Miles Everyone In Virginia Should Take

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12 Incredible Hikes Under 5 Miles Everyone In Virginia Should Take

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onlyinyourstate.com - Crabtree Falls is the tallest series of waterfall on the East Coast. Crabtree Creek plummets nearly 1,080 feet down into the Tye River, causing a beautiful scene of cascades and rushing waters. Thi...








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Saturday, April 16, 2016

Trails and tribulations: Lessons learned on a six-month hike along the Appalachian Trail | National Post

Trails and tribulations: Lessons learned on a six-month hike along the Appalachian Trail | National Post:

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 The sun beat down on the narrow wooden boardwalk. On either side, lush, impenetrable foliage hummed with insects and birdsong. It was sweltering — a cloying, sultry, sticky heat more appropriate for primordial jungles than for Western Massachusetts. And yet I was wearing almost every stitch of clothing I had: sports bra, tank top, fleece pullover, hooded raincoat, running tights, tall socks, trail runners.

 As sweat and hysterical tears ran down my cheeks, I contemplated the life choices that had brought me to this moment, this pivotal moment, in which I had no option but to run through a swarm of yellow jackets.
A few months earlier, my fiance, Clif, and I had decided that what our life was really missing was a walk from Georgia to Maine. In undertaking a “thru-hike” of the 3,523.2-kilometre (2,189.2-mile) Appalachian Trail — that is, end-to-end, rather than in sections — we were called upon to risk life and limb over treacherous mountains, slippery rock scrambles and you-name-it-infested everythings.

 By the time we’d reached Massachusetts, I had become a person.............. cont.

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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Winter makes a return to New England April 3, 2016







A fast-moving but robust winter system moves through during the morning hours.Could be a high impact event for some...
Posted by US National Weather Service Boston MA on Saturday, April 2, 2016






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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Mr. President and First Lady welcome 2 new eaglets #dceaglecam

I don't know how many of you have been following the baby bald eagle hatch at National Arboretum in Washington, DC. It is quite addictive to watch, day or night. http://dceaglecam.eagles.org/




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