Author: Chuck DiPierro
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What’s in Your Backpack
What to carry on a backpacking trip varies from one hiker to another. What’s important for one person may seem like a luxury to someone else. It’s all about how much weight you are willing to carry on your back. There are the ultra-light hikers who just bring the bare necessities. Your backpack and the…
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Hike Your Own Hike
Hike your own hike (HYOH) is something you hear quite often from hikers. I will cover three methods used to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (AT). There are other ways to hike the AT but here I will elaborate on the three methods that I believe are the most popular ways to thru-hike the AT. First,…
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Introduction to the Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail is a 2190 mile trail. The distance of the trail can change annually due to reroutes, with the southernmost terminus being Springer Mountain Ga. Katatdin Mountain in Baxter State Park, Maine, is the northern terminus. The AT passes through 14 states. Virginia is the longest at approximately 550 miles. West Virginia has…