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Well I survived, ha. Had a blast and met plenty of folks including many AT thru hikers. One day we had bad weather : 30 degrees, 70mph wind (figure out the wind chill on your own), constant rain and almost all uphill rocky trail. It was certainly a "What the hell am I doing here?" moments for us all.

I'm ready for some flat land for a while before I head back up there, what a trip.

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Friend of mine found hiking boots that will fit my son and are identical to what i wear. My son is 3 years old, they will fit him by christmas time this year so will save it for a gift under the tree.

I'm gonna do this hike with a few other friends next week, will stay one night and gorge on noodles. Will snap a few pics and post up when I get back. This will be the last group hike we do before we all head up in March for the Smoky Mtn 4 day hike we have planned.

I am doing the Big Oak Trail with a friend next week as one of a few prep hikes for a bigger trip I have planned. The two of us will be joined by two other friends in a couple months for a 4 day hike in Tennessee. For Big Oak we plan on packing much of our Smoky Mountain hiking gear with us to get better acquainted with it and will camp out there one night. Among other things I have purchased recently I picked up a handy little gadget called the "LittleBug" which is a collapsible chimney stove y… Continue