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sean_johnson16
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1d ago
That time a ranger in Kings Canyon told me my route was dumb and he was right
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julia_carter70
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1d ago
My buddy in Flagstaff swore I didn't need permits for the Wonderland Trail in July, and that was a $200 mistake
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stellahill
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2d ago
Swapped my 60 liter pack for a 38 last spring and I keep leaving stuff at home on purpose
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taylor668
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2d ago
Bought a $180 ultralight tarp shelter for the Superior Hiking Trail and it was a total waste
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the_holly
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4d ago
TIL a stranger on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing told me to turn back at 9am and it saved my whole trip
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drew965
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6d ago
Warning: a guy on the AT told me my 30 mile day plan was 'a young man's lie,' and he was right
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taylor668
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6d ago
Question about bailing on the Eagle Rock loop after 9 miles when my filter clogged
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taylor668
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6d ago
Hot take: the JMT permits jumped to 4,000 a day and I still got shut out 5 times
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gray6
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7d ago
Pro tip: I skipped the Smoky Mountains shelter reservations for 2 trips, then got turned away at Icewater Springs at 6pm
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vera_murphy
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8d ago
A ranger in Yosemite told me the JMT is only 211 miles, not 220 like I always thought
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hayden466
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12d ago
Spent $340 on a zero degree sleeping bag for a Georgia section hike and it was overkill
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sagep19
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13d ago
I finally stopped skipping the boring road walk sections after a guy in Hot Springs called them "the real trail"
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loganl22
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14d ago
My uncle hiked the AT in 1978 with a paper map and a tuna can stove, and he asked me why I carry 12 pounds of gear now
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wyattrobinson
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14d ago
Thought 12 miles a day was the mark of a real hiker until a guy in his 60s passed me outside Gatlinburg
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xenagarcia
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15d ago
A guy on the trail near Mt Whitney told me he plans his whole route around water sources, and that flipped how I map my trips
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