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Posted: 1/24/2017 10:46:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/29/2017 4:05:25 PM EDT
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Anyone have experience on JMT? Friend is retiring and put in for permits starting Mid July. Looking for a little more direction on good sources besides google.
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Posted: 1/30/2017 9:12:41 AM EDT
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January totals mostly from the same trail
7th: 5.2 8th: 5.2 14th: 5.2 15th: 8.3 21st: 3.1 28th: 5.2 29th: 9.6 (may not count, was pig hunting on ranch?) |
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Posted: 1/30/2017 3:22:54 PM EDT
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On Saturday I did a loop in Shenandoah NP utilizing Wildcat Ridge Trail, Rip Rap Trail, and the AT. I also did an in and out down a .9 mile (one-way) spur trail just get a little extra mileage in. Total mileage was 11.24.
The mapping in my S Health app went nuts about half-way through the hike but I think it was just the mapping aspect as the total distance seemed correct based on Hiking Upward's page (http://www.hikingupward.com/SNP/RiprapHollow/they show 9.5 miles not including my 1.8 miles from the spur trail) as well as my own figuring using my maps and the trail markers. Also S Health will give you updates every mile that includes altitude data. This data was correct throughout the hike so I don't think I lost satellite. Hike map from hiking upward (spur trail can be seen at bottom at about 8 o'clock: 
Messed up S health map: 
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Posted: 1/30/2017 10:14:49 PM EDT
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I've been doing Philmont prep hikes with my boys scout troop....until I blew out my anterior talofibular ligament last week (grade 3 complete tear after a misstep coming down some steps). Hoping like hell it heals. Will know in a few more weeks, then hopefully back at it in a couple of months.
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Posted: 1/30/2017 11:22:40 PM EDT
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30 January for 6 miles.
startedJan 30, 2017, 5:15 PM activityHike hike time2:12:32 distance6.02 miles 13.15 + 6.02 = 19.17 |
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Posted: 2/1/2017 12:54:39 AM EDT
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Had to go to the hospital tonight to get my continuing education credits done.
Did go to the company gym for about a 90 minutes to lift weights before Brother Rush came on WBAP. 
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Posted: 2/1/2017 1:22:10 AM EDT
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Another hike for me on the 27th.
Trip odometer: 4.35 miles Moving time: 2h9m Stopped time: 35m Elevation Gain: 842ft 
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Posted: 2/2/2017 4:01:10 PM EDT
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Just got in on the Charity Challenge too. Been doing a lot of rucking and hiking lately here in CO, now going to be more so that I'm going to be a civilian soon
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Posted: 2/3/2017 10:05:50 AM EDT
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My wife and I hiked the Superstition Mountains today while our daughter was in school. We did an in and out called Second Water Trail. Garmin says it was 7.33 miles. It was windy, cloudy, and we had a steady mist on us for hours straight. Not what we are use to here in Arizona so it was a nice change. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/blt2drg/20170123_084610_zps9lcsgj7a.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/blt2drg/20170123_092420_zpszcplfzte.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/blt2drg/20170123_092515_zps25sjdxdv.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/blt2drg/20170123_103000_zpsu9u1cfdo.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/blt2drg/20170123_105214_zpssrpckab1.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a28/blt2drg/20170123_113902_zpsgc5ykdjl.jpg I used to live in Tempe. I love the Superstitions. Spent many a Sunday morning on top of the Flatiron coming up from Lost Dutchman. |
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Posted: 2/5/2017 1:18:09 PM EDT
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I will join in on this. I am up just over 10# since October. IMHO that puts me about 20# over my comfortable weight. I really need to start covering some miles again because I pilot a desk for a living so...
Last year I probably covered over 300 wilderness miles. Maybe close to 400 but I never tracked it or added them all up. Most of my millage comes from hunting season. I probably do 100 miles a year in the Rockies and another 100 in the Adirondacks. That last bit usually comes from my mile a day when I get a chance backyard hike. So if hiking the small mountain behind my house a few times a week counts, then I am IN. I get really un-motivated in the winter. 
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Posted: 2/6/2017 11:59:35 AM EDT
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Did the Austin/Furnace Mountain Loop trail in Shenandoah on Saturday. (Hiking Upward link: http://www.hikingupward.com/SNP/AustinFurnaceMountains/ - I didn't go to the summit of Furnace Mt. though)
The S Health app went nuts again. I think when one descends into valleys or hollows and the satellite reception goes in and out the path drawing part of the app can't take it and freezes. The step counter still seems to work fine though as it jives with my maps and with hiking upward. Next week I will try a different app. Total distance: 11.86 miles S Health Data (see hiking upward link for hike route):  Attached FileView from Black Rock summit:  Attached FileView of the Trail on Austin Mt.:  Attached FileTotal Mileage YTD: 34.32 miles |
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Posted: 2/6/2017 2:46:57 PM EDT
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Hiked Mt Moosilauke yesterday... great hike, but COLD at the summit. Looks to have been about 11.5 miles total. I usually use All Trails to track my hikes, but My phone went from 70% to 0% in a hurry at they summit. I suspect it couldn't handle the cold. Left me pretty frustrated though, almost to the point of looking for a dedicated GPS.
A blow down that provided a great view:  Attached FileA view out over the whites to Franconia Ridge:  Attached FileThe summit. It was so windy and the drifts were so deep that my girlfriend literally wasn't sure that she was going to make it the last 50 yard to the peak.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/6/2017 3:45:21 PM EDT
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Hiked Mt Moosilauke yesterday... great hike, but COLD at the summit. Looks to have been about 11.5 miles total. I usually use All Trails to track my hikes, but My phone went from 70% to 0% in a hurry at they summit. I suspect it couldn't handle the cold. Left me pretty frustrated though, almost to the point of looking for a dedicated GPS. A blow down that provided a great view: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/296184/20170205-103424-141461.JPG A view out over the whites to Franconia Ridge: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/296184/20170205-111628-141462.JPG The summit. It was so windy and the drifts were so deep that my girlfriend literally wasn't sure that she was going to make it the last 50 yard to the peak. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/296184/20170205-121916-141464.JPG Holy crap that's gorgeous. I wish we had snow like that here. Just one time this year would suit me. Anyways, completed my second hike this year. Just a small quick up and down a local mountain that allows hikers. The views are wonderful, but not the right time of year so I won't bore you with pictures. I'll say that this hike is always a tough one, there are so many rocks to navigate up and down and over, both sharp and dull. I almost took a spill coming down and my foot got lodged between two rocks and stuck there. Hiking with a bone spur in your ankle joint doesn't help much either on this terrain. 
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Posted: 2/8/2017 12:47:57 PM EDT
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Just activated that App.
See how it does over the weekend. I've only done maybe 20 miles since the holidays... |
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Posted: 2/9/2017 1:52:41 PM EDT
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Monday:
A bit flatter trek. Somewhat faster. http://walkmeter.com/de56b8924b8e799f/Hike-20170206-1705 startedFeb 6, 2017, 5:05 PM activityHike hike time1:58:07 distance6.10 miles calories993 Tuesday: had to take the daughter to the basketball game but did do an hour in the company gym in the AM Wednesday: turned off cold, didn't feel up to possibility of a cold since I'm scheduled to work Sat&Sun at the hospital. but did do an hour in the company gym in the AM |
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Posted: 2/10/2017 9:06:02 PM EDT
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Chestnut Top Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - 4.3mi one way
Pretty day, although I had to go at a faster-than-I-liked pace to get back before dark. I made a near fatal mistake of leaving my headlamp at home so I had to book it. Thankfully there was a full moon. My ankle is killing me now, but a steak and some Beam will help. Only 3 people on the trail the entire time. Not even any animals except one bird. I love ridgetop hiking. But, with my bone spur on my ankle, I was able to find that 6mi is probably my limit for a day's hike at the moment. 
The ride home was gorgeous 
Actual miles hiked: 8.7mi (gps went wonky in a deep holler for .7mi) Total miles to date: 18.28mi |
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Posted: 2/11/2017 5:29:16 PM EDT
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Short around-the-quarry hike today in one of the city parks with the family. Never been on this trail before, and since it's in or near the city, and everybody goes there, you wouldn't believe how much trash was lying around. Two separate occasions I saw a sock on the trail. Who leaves socks?
Miles hiked: 1.56mi Total miles to date: 19.84mi |
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Posted: 2/15/2017 9:34:43 AM EDT
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Short around-the-quarry hike today in one of the city parks with the family. Never been on this trail before, and since it's in or near the city, and everybody goes there, you wouldn't believe how much trash was lying around. Two separate occasions I saw a sock on the trail. Who leaves socks? Miles hiked: 1.56mi Total miles to date: 19.84mi Trail Poopers |
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Posted: 2/15/2017 9:52:56 PM EDT
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Finally got some hiking boots and having to break them in.
Cut it short so that I wouldn't get blisters from them. Only did a couple of miles. 
16 Feb 2017 ETA: did spend an hour in the gym this AM, so I wasn't a total slacker. 
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Posted: 2/18/2017 10:21:38 PM EDT
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Finally got some hiking boots and having to break them in. Cut it short so that I wouldn't get blisters from them. Only did a couple of miles.
16 Feb 2017ETA: did spend an hour in the gym this AM, so I wasn't a total slacker. What boots did you get? Newer boots like Keens and Merrells shouldn't really require breaking in anymore, or was I given false information? |
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Posted: 2/18/2017 10:23:13 PM EDT
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Dad/Daughter hike this morning at the local arboretum. Very interesting because I learned lots of stuff I never would have if I were alone in the woods. Mainly tree identification. I always seem to forget though lol.
Miles hiked: 2.04mi Total miles to date: 21.88mi |
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Posted: 2/19/2017 10:00:58 PM EDT
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After missing last week I decided to make up for it and went both today and yesterday. Both hikes were in Shenandoah.
Yesterday I did a loop leaving from Crescent Rock Overlook heading south on the AT. I picked up Cedar Run Trail and took it down the mountain to a trail that connected to White Oak Canyon Trail. From there I took White Oak Canyon all the way up to and across Skyline Drive where I picked up the AT again at the horse stables. Took the AT back to Crescent Rock Overlook. ETA: The down hill on the Cedar Run part of this hike is pretty abrupt. I've done it before and always enjoy it but this time I ended with blood blisters in both big toes. Never had that happen before. Saturday's total mileage: 10.28  Attached File Attached File Attached FileToday I did a loop going from Jones Run to Doyles River Trail and then to the AT to complete the loop Sunday's total mileage: 7.84  Attached File Attached FileTotal Mileage YTD: 52.44 |
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Posted: 2/19/2017 10:03:39 PM EDT
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Chestnut Top Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - 4.3mi one way Pretty day, although I had to go at a faster-than-I-liked pace to get back before dark. I made a near fatal mistake of leaving my headlamp at home so I had to book it. Thankfully there was a full moon. My ankle is killing me now, but a steak and some Beam will help. Only 3 people on the trail the entire time. Not even any animals except one bird. I love ridgetop hiking. But, with my bone spur on my ankle, I was able to find that 6mi is probably my limit for a day's hike at the moment. http://i.imgur.com/hZXtm8C.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9maVtTi.jpg http://i.imgur.com/msBEFwy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rZZCt8C.jpg The ride home was gorgeous http://i.imgur.com/2XWnM28.jpg Actual miles hiked: 8.7mi (gps went wonky in a deep holler for .7mi) Total miles to date: 18.28mi |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:29:47 AM EDT
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Its crazy how much greener things are down your way. It still looks like the dead of winter up here even though its been fairly warm. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Chestnut Top Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park - 4.3mi one way Pretty day, although I had to go at a faster-than-I-liked pace to get back before dark. I made a near fatal mistake of leaving my headlamp at home so I had to book it. Thankfully there was a full moon. My ankle is killing me now, but a steak and some Beam will help. Only 3 people on the trail the entire time. Not even any animals except one bird. I love ridgetop hiking. But, with my bone spur on my ankle, I was able to find that 6mi is probably my limit for a day's hike at the moment. http://i.imgur.com/hZXtm8C.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9maVtTi.jpg http://i.imgur.com/msBEFwy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rZZCt8C.jpg The ride home was gorgeous http://i.imgur.com/2XWnM28.jpg Actual miles hiked: 8.7mi (gps went wonky in a deep holler for .7mi) Total miles to date: 18.28mi Most everything is still nasty brown down here. I think I was just in an area with a lot of pines, moss, and rhododendrons. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 5:43:26 PM EDT
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I'm late but I'm in. Most of my hikes will probably just be through the woods behind the house. I'm currently trying to really bulk, so I'll probably mix a hike with some like jogging a few miles every week, then really pick up the pace later this year.
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Posted: 2/20/2017 6:03:06 PM EDT
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I'm late but I'm in. Most of my hikes will probably just be through the woods behind the house. I'm currently trying to really bulk, so I'll probably mix a hike with some light jogging a few miles every week, then really pick up the pace later this year.
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Posted: 2/20/2017 6:11:05 PM EDT
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I'm late but I'm in. Most of my hikes will probably just be through the woods behind the house. I'm currently trying to really bulk, so I'll probably mix a hike with some like jogging a few miles every week, then really pick up the pace later this year. Awesome. Welcome to the club. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 2:47:56 PM EDT
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First hike done. 3 miles this morning, a mix of scouting trapping ground for next year and out for a walk because of the beautiful weather.
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Posted: 2/26/2017 6:42:53 PM EDT
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No hikes this weekend? Y'all gotta give me something to live vicariously through now! lol
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Posted: 2/27/2017 11:43:22 AM EDT
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No hikes this weekend? Y'all gotta give me something to live vicariously through now! lol I am looking forward to daylight savings time in a few weeks. Going to try to do some longer hikes once that gets here. I am a bit over halfway done with the AT in Maryland (its only about 40 miles). I want to finish that this year. |
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Posted: 3/6/2017 10:01:33 AM EDT
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Saturday I did an out and back on the AT from Smith Roach Gap to just before Pinefield Gap. This is in the southern section of Shenandoah. Was incredibly cold due to the wind. 12.03 miles.
S health actually function correctly and made a nice map and cross section - I think it hates going down into hollows which this hike had none of.  Attached File Attached FileHike was mostly wooded so not a lot of pictures.  Attached FileTotal mileage YTD: 64.47 |
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Posted: 3/9/2017 10:33:03 AM EDT
[#33]
Only 4 miles but am breaking in new hiking boots.
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Posted: 3/9/2017 1:30:55 PM EDT
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Only 4 miles but am breaking in new hiking boots.
Not bad. What's your total mileage to date? I've been quoting my last post and adding on to it. Seems easiest for me. |
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Posted: 3/11/2017 6:10:37 PM EDT
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Did the Chestnut Top Trail again today, taking my cousin out hiking for the first time. He's hooked now, which is awesome because now I've got somebody to hike with. It snowed on us for about half the time we were up and, although there wasn't much views due to the snow clouds, the scenery around the trails was great.
Miles hiked: 9.07mi Total miles to date: 30.95mi |
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Posted: 3/12/2017 10:13:10 PM EDT
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West Prong Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Supposed to be a 5.4mi but somehow I did 5.9. Got a little lost walking around a backcountry campsite. The trail runs through the middle of it, but it didn't have any markers showing where it picks up again. Either way, beautiful day for a hike.
Miles hiked: 5.94mi Total miles to date: 36.89mi |
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Posted: 3/15/2017 10:10:15 PM EDT
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One more hike and I think I'm done for the rest of the month, haha. I was driving in the TN Valley earlier today and went up a hill and saw this magnificent view before me, so I dropped everything and went up to go hiking in the snow.
Took a trail called "Crooked Arm Trail" and I learned why they call it that. It was straight up and down, only about 200yd collectively of level terrain and less than half that of opposite. (if you're going up, less than 200yd of downhills) Anyways, the first thousand feet climb were muddy as hell and going down was a pretty tricky hazard. My legs are still sore. 
I could catch glimpses of the higher mountains, and I wanted to go there but the roads to them were shut down. Still, 3,200 ft wasn't bad. It was so cold that the mud I collected on my paints going up turned to ice, lol. 
This is the only view overlooking Cades Cove. 
Funny story. Going up, I ran into a few people. One group was a dad and what I figured were his two sons. We stopped to talk and I said how this hill was kicking my butt, and that everybody coming down looks much better off. The younger dude goes "well you look great". And there was this awkward silence while I tried to 1) figure out what he meant, and 2) tried to formulate a response. He just stood there looking and didn't laugh or anything, so I said something and kept moving lol. Elevation Gain: 1,848ft Miles hiked: 6.07mi Total miles to date: 42.96mi |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 9:52:04 PM EDT
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So far this year I've done around 30 miles in eastern OH. Not much elevation change or anything.
Did around a 10 mile loop today in GSMNP. Climbed up Greenbriar Pinnacle, a little under 5k ft. It was an off trail/bushwack for the first ~3.5 miles. Went to an old homestead site with a small gravesite. Then it was a steep on-all-fours climb up to an area known as the "Cat Stairs," which is basically a steep knife edge climb using rhodo for handholds. Got to the top where there is an old fire tower site. Then hiked back down an abandoned/unmarked trail that's still seemingly well traveled. Came out toward the bottom of the Ramsey's Cascade trail. It was nice doing some good elevation, since I haven't since early November. Start my big hike very soon. Here's a pic of Greenbriar Pinnacle. Bushwacked up the steep right slope. Other mountain is Mt LeConte from near the top of Greenbriar. 
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Posted: 3/23/2017 5:40:57 AM EDT
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Ill have to post from my phone.
Nurseing a tight calf...which is pulling on my Achilles.which sucks. .but did . 2 miles Tuesday. 3.7 miles Sat. 2.2 miles Wed. 3.6 miles Sat. That's since last week. Carrying 25lb pack each time. And on the returns we normally bush whack/land nav back to the trail head.(wife and kid in tow for some so pace sloooooooessssss down lol ). Ill try to get super impressive flat land....screen shots of the APP screen next trip. |
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Posted: 3/23/2017 6:19:47 AM EDT
[#40]
I'm in. Will shoot for 500 miles this summer. I have local loops that go up to about 6 miles and they can be tied together to get more. My wife and family enjoy it. Plan on 6 miles on Sunday.
What app was shown on page 1? |
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Posted: 3/23/2017 7:03:43 AM EDT
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I'm in. Will shoot for 500 miles this summer. I have local loops that go up to about 6 miles and they can be tied together to get more. My wife and family enjoy it. Plan on 6 miles on Sunday. What app was shown on page 1? I have found that if you are in an area with hollows or otherwise steep terrain the map feature in S Health doesn't want to draw your route on the map correctly. However it does not seem to affect the actual step counting or total mileage. In fact it seems super accurate after comparing it by tediously measuring out hikes in google earth using its measurement function. |
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Posted: 3/23/2017 7:11:34 AM EDT
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You are on! Doing Philmont this summer and prep hikes till then....let's go. I started walking with a backpack and added weight until it got to 70 lbs. Walked at least two miles every morning. Walked 10 miles Saturday and Sunday. Lost 50 lbs in 3 months! |
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Posted: 3/23/2017 9:11:06 PM EDT
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6 miler
started Mar 23, 2017, 5:16 PM activity Hike hike time 2:10:37 distance 6.03 miles That pack I'm currently using is getting tossed, given away, or set on fire. It is hereby dubbed the 'Marquis de Sade Saddle'. 
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Posted: 3/24/2017 10:28:32 AM EDT
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6 miler started Mar 23, 2017, 5:16 PM activity Hike hike time 2:10:37 distance 6.03 miles That pack I'm currently using is getting tossed, given away, or set on fire. It is hereby dubbed the 'Marquis de Sade Saddle'. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 1:17:05 PM EDT
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I will join in on this. I am up just over 10# since October. IMHO that puts me about 20# over my comfortable weight. I really need to start covering some miles again because I pilot a desk for a living so... Last year I probably covered over 300 wilderness miles. Maybe close to 400 but I never tracked it or added them all up. Most of my millage comes from hunting season. I probably do 100 miles a year in the Rockies and another 100 in the Adirondacks. That last bit usually comes from my mile a day when I get a chance backyard hike. So if hiking the small mountain behind my house a few times a week counts, then I am IN. I get really un-motivated in the winter. 
I only have a few miles on my new HPG chest pack but am really enjoying it for when I don't want or need a regular pack.  Attached File Attached FileHopefully this weather turns in the next week or so. Working the afternoon shift its hard to get motivated to get up early before work and go for a hike. Nice weather really helps me get up going and outdoors. Excuses-excuses I know I just need to get up and go.
Anyways I have some plans to start working on, and building a few different hiking trails on my property. I am hoping to use my 40 acres to put in roughly a 3 mile loop of sorts, along with a secondary trail that cuts the loop in half down to a mile or mile and a half. I currently just walk the seasonal road that runs straight through my property, I want a little more scenery/ adventure for my morning/ daily hikes. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:12:51 PM EDT
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Very cool that you have that land to use. I prefer to hike in the cold down here because there's zero chance of ticks and mosquitos, plus the humidity puts me in bad moods. I'll probably drop off for a while in the Summer, unless I find some really cool places to hike, and it seems like there's an endless list of them around here, luckily.
I've been wanting a chest rig but no way I'm paying $100 for a canvas bag. Some dude just hiked all 800 miles of trails in the Smoky Mountains in something like 3 months. Apparently there's a challenge and the record is 2 months. 
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Posted: 3/24/2017 2:22:23 PM EDT
[#47]
Buy a used Tact tailor mini mav. Slap a admin pouch on the front.
Instant chest fag bag to put a pistol and other kit. |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 10:42:34 PM EDT
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Buy a used Tact tailor mini mav. Slap a admin pouch on the front. Instant chest fag bag to put a pistol and other kit.
Not saying that it doesn't work, just that I cannot wrap my mind around it for the hiking stuff that I'm doing. ETA: BDU's were 'new' right before I got out. |
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Posted: 3/25/2017 10:05:32 PM EDT
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Did an in and back hike on the AT from Swift Run Gap to just before the AT ascends Lewis Mnt. (pretty sure that is name) for 15.02 miles. It was a very nice day but was overcast. This is a pretty boring part of trail without much in the way of scenery. Thus the pictures aren't great.
 Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached FileTotal Mileage YTD: 79.49 |
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Posted: 3/26/2017 2:23:17 AM EDT
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I've never 'gotten' the idea of a chest rig. Probably because that was VN or ChiCom stuff only when I was in the green machine with an Alice pack.
Not saying that it doesn't work, just that I cannot wrap my mind around it for the hiking stuff that I'm doing. ETA: BDU's were 'new' right before I got out. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Buy a used Tact tailor mini mav. Slap a admin pouch on the front. Instant chest fag bag to put a pistol and other kit.
Not saying that it doesn't work, just that I cannot wrap my mind around it for the hiking stuff that I'm doing. ETA: BDU's were 'new' right before I got out. For me, when I drive, or travel to trail heads with the wife for a couple hour hike (maybe in the Jeep or maybe on the KLR) I have my wallet, keys, etc but have no need for a day pack. Drives me crazy running even a couple items in my pockets when covering miles at a decent pace. Think: keys, a pocket knife, wallet, flashlight, lighter, handkerchief, and/or whatever other incidental items I might be carrying for a few hours on the trail.  Attached FileI was running a small waste pack prior but found this works better for me, but again, to each is own, I have no reason to toss insults for differing options. 
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