Saturday 5/17/08 Trip: 9.76 miles Elevation: 1811ft (max) 981ft (min) 1620ft (total accent) Time: 3h 44m (moving) 38m (stopped) Moving Avg: 2.6 mph Temperature: 71 F Wind: Light breeze Conditions: Clear, no precipitation Pack Weight: Summary: This was a solo hike through part of the [Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park]. The weather was perfect – …
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May 12 2008
MSR HyperFlow™
I finally found a replacement for my heavy (read: bombproof) [Katadyn Pocket Filter]. At ~20oz, it’s kind of a pig for lightweight backpacking so I’ve been keeping my eye out for a replacement. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with my Pocket Filter, it’s one of the best personal ceramic water filters on the market imo – …
Apr 20 2008
Gahuti Trail
Saturday 4/19/08 Trip: 8.8 miles Elevation: 2744ft (max) 1030ft (min) 2178ft (total accent) Time: 3h 55m (moving) 1h 28m (stopped) Moving Avg: 2.2 mph Temperature: 75 F Wind: Light breeze Conditions: Partly Cloudy, no precipitation Pack Weight: ~26lbs (2L water, 1 day food) Summary: Mark, Cecilia, Miya and I set out to hike the entire …
Apr 17 2008
Ft. Mountain Part 2
It’s time to tackle Ft. Mountain again. Hopefully this weekend the weather will cooperate and we won’t freeze our butts off like last time. Mark, his girlfriend and Miya are driving up from Gainesville and we’re going to tackle the 8.8 mile Gahuti Trail loop. [Weather report] for Chatsworth looks much better than last time. High in the 70′s, …
Apr 11 2008
Satellite Personal Tracker
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across this nifty gadget while I was looking for a [summer weight sleeping bag] from REI. As I dug into the details via [Find Me Spot], I started to think more and more about picking one up for a couple of reasons. First, the cost: at ~$150, it’s the …
Apr 01 2008
Trip update
Some good news! It looks like my youngest brother Scott will be joining Mark and I on our Georgia section hike! In order to accomodate his RL schedule, we’re pushing the start date back to June 1st, 2008. Right now it looks like Scott will fly into Atlanta late on the 31st – we’ll pick …
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