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Appalachian Trail
admin on July 14th, 2009

Backpacking  Fruit Leather
makes 4- 6X8 inch rolls

Making your own fruit leather saves money and has the added advantage of creating a product to suit your own taste buds.  You can use natural sweeteners or artificial (if you must), add spices, flavorings and/or nuts and seeds.  Fresh, frozen or canned fruit may be used.
Fresh Fruit Leather

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Seems the Appalachian Trail has been receiving a lot of press lately, between the naked hiker and South Carolina’s missing Governor, Mark Sanford.  HUM, could they be one and the same?  Price of real estate seems to be falling all the time.  Sure can’t blame either for wanting to escape, from what I hear Mr. [...]

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admin on May 24th, 2009

A great resource I found on the ATC site.  Scroll to the bottom of the page for the PDF file Hiking with Fido.
Trail etiquette should be followed at all times, from the ATC site.  They recommend leashing as follows, but I have always kept my dogs leashed.  I’ve backpacked with Labs and Beagles and at [...]

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