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  • Where to Buy My Books
    • This Land Was Saved for You and Me
    • Appalachian Odyssey
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    • Hermit: The Mysterious Life of Jim Whyte
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    • Order Signed Books
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  • Voices of the Wilderness
    • Aldo Leopold
    • Howard Zahniser
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    • Hiking Tips
    • How to Section Hike the Appalachian Trail
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Maine
      • About the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Vermont
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut
      • About the Appalachian Trail in New York
      • About the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Maryland
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Virginia
      • About the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina and Tennessee
      • About the Appalachian Trail in Georgia
    • Trail Finder
      • New England National Scenic Trail
      • Tuscarora Trail
      • The North-South Trail (RI)
      • Robert Frost Trail
      • Maine International Appalachian Trail
    • Gear reviews
  • Blog
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Practical gear and clothing advice for hiking and backpacking trips of all kinds. If you’d like to see more hiking tips on any subject related to exploring the world on foot, please drop me a line.

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Gear

  • How to Buy Hiking Boots
  • Best Water Filters 2019
  • How to Load a Backpack
  • About Hiking Poles
  • Favored Sleeping Bags for an AT through hike

Navigation

Lost no more. How to Stay on the Trail and what to do if you get off it.

Trip Planning

  • How to Section Hike the Appalachian Trail
  • A Backpacker’s Guide to Loop Hikes and Trail Shuttles
  • A State-by-State Overview of the Appalachian Trail
  • Best Backpacking Trails in all 50 States

Varmints

  • Lyme Disease Sucks. 5 Tips for Minimizing Risk When You Hike
  • Bear-proofing your Food in the Backcountry
  • Three Lines of Defense for (almost) Insect-Free Hiking

Cooking & Food

  • Three Tasty, Nutritious Meals for the Trail
  • Drying greens before backpacking trips yields healthy dividends
  • How to Make Beef Jerky

The Hiking Life

  • Thoreau and Life at 3 mph
  • Ode to Fred Beckey, Mountaineering Legend – gone at age 94
  • The Surprising Story of Antonin Dvorak, The Chicago World’s Fair and the Appalachian Trail
  • 4 Absurdly Great Mountaineering Films
  • The Joy of Writing is in the Stories Shared

Appalachian Trail books — Hiking and Conservation Expert

Hiking and Camping Resources

  • Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association
  • Appalachian Trail Conservancy
  • National Park Service
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service

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