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MechEngDropout
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 Posted: 08/18/05 - 17:34 Post subject: Backpacking Trails
Is anyone familiar with any trails near your location? I'm trying to find trails 60-200 miles long that I could do in the next couple months. Trails around here are either extremely short (the longest in the state is 26 mi) or nonexistant. I didn't realize it was this hard to find good trails. 
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mickeyvw98
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 18:27 Post subject:
There are a bunch of websites... I can find them if need be. I think one is www.trails.com but I'm not positive on that. They are supposed to give you links to trails in your area....
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 18:31 Post subject:
we want to take a hiking vacation next year. i believe i am hooked on hiking.
 to MED for doing the mother of all trails. that is so awesome!
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 18:48 Post subject:
http://www.buckeyetrail.org/
There is 29 mile trail in the Zaleski State Forest in Vinton county also that has two campsites on it. I don't know how much, if any, camping is available along the Buckeye Trail.
I've backpacked both Pa and NY and highly recommend the Adirondacks region for backpacking. Pa has some nice trails also in the Alleghenies, Taidaughton State Forest and some others. One thing about hiking the northern states towards late fall early winter though is most of the parks are open to hunters. Find out seasons, etc.
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bburgoyne26
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 22:42 Post subject:
Are you wanting this close to home or anywhere in the US?......
The Colorado Trail is really nice.....Pacific Crest also looking interesting....
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 22:47 Post subject:
Ummm, no.
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 23:17 Post subject:
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 02:03 Post subject:
| bburgoyne26 wrote: | Are you wanting this close to home or anywhere in the US?......
The Colorado Trail is really nice.....Pacific Crest also looking interesting.... |
Close to home would be nice, but I don't think that's much of a possibility. I've heard good things about the Colorado Trail, but I don't know that I'd get a chance to do it before the snow starts falling. And as for PCT... I don't want to do a section because there's a possibility I may thru-hike it sometime in the future. 
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 10:28 Post subject:
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 14:23 Post subject:
I had actually looked quite carefully at this one. I'd definitely like to do it someday.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 14:35 Post subject:
| kristin31 wrote: | http://www.hikeflorida.org/
Here is another...might be a bit hot and I would take LOTS of mosquito repellant! |
I looked at that one too until I saw that in the pictures you're actually walking in water. No thank you.
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 14:38 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | kristin31 wrote: | http://www.hikeflorida.org/
Here is another...might be a bit hot and I would take LOTS of mosquito repellant! |
I looked at that one too until I saw that in the pictures you're actually walking in water. No thank you. |
Surely not on the whole thing! I'd be leery about walking in swampy water too. Poisonous snakes, crocodiles, and alligators come to mind.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 14:39 Post subject:
| kristin31 wrote: | | Surely not on the whole thing! I'd be leery about walking in swampy water too. Poisonous snakes, crocodiles, and alligators come to mind. |
Well the snakes and alligators come to mind... 
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kristin31
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 14:53 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | kristin31 wrote: | | Surely not on the whole thing! I'd be leery about walking in swampy water too. Poisonous snakes, crocodiles, and alligators come to mind. |
Well the snakes and alligators come to mind... |
Although this part sounds pretty cool..
http://www.hikeflorida.org/html/ocean_to_lake.html
We do have crocs down here too. There are signs on the gateway to the Keys that warn of crocodile crossings!
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