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Backpacking Gear Checklist for the 100 Mile Wilderness

August 9, 2014 by Mark Kelley 11 Comments

Be well supplied or turn back!  The 100 Mile Wilderness, part of the Appalachian Trail in Maine, has signs marking the entrance that give fair warning to backpackers. Backpackers know they’ll need to hike 100 miles with just what’s in their packs!  Taking at least 10 days of food and keeping in mind seasonal adjustments, […]

Filed Under: 100 Mile Wilderness, Adventure Trip, Backpacking, Maine hiking, Step 6: Create a Gear & Equipment List with Pricing

Filtering and Purifying Water in the 100 Mile Wilderness

August 8, 2014 by Mark Kelley 1 Comment

water in the wilderness

  Water in the Wilderness? Depending on the climate and a backpacker’s physical conditions such as physical fitness, gender, and age, we are estimated to survive about 1 week without water.  Unfortunately, that’s about 3 days or 30 miles from the next store that sells water when traversing the 100 Mile Wilderness!  Don’t panic, there […]

Filed Under: 100 Mile Wilderness, Adventure Trip, Backpacking, Maine hiking, Step 6: Create a Gear & Equipment List with Pricing

How much food do you need hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness?

August 8, 2014 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

Your feet are sore. Your calves and quads are aching. The pain in your shoulders has you wondering which of your companions added half their pack’s load to yours!  Hey, we’ve all been there…weary from the trail. Your 10 mile day on the 100 Mile Wilderness section of Maine’s Appalachian Trail is over…and you’re hungry […]

Filed Under: 100 Mile Wilderness, Adventure Trip, Backpacking, Maine hiking, Step 6: Create a Gear & Equipment List with Pricing

11 Tips for Hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness

August 8, 2014 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

At the trailhead of the Appalachian Trail’s 100 Mile Wilderness in Maine, a sign stands informing all how the 100 Mile Wilderness is so named due to the nearest town being 100 miles south. Hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness is a challenge, and backpackers are explicitly told to turn back unless fully outfitted – including […]

Filed Under: 100 Mile Wilderness, Adventure Trip, Backpacking, Maine hiking, Step 1: Determine Your Adventure

5 Dangers that Could Kill You Hiking the 100 Mile Wilderness

July 31, 2014 by Mark Kelley 23 Comments

This sign is at the beginning of the 100 Mile Wilderness, the notorious one hundred mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail from Monson, Maine to Katahdin: Of the 2,000+ plus miles of the Appalachian Trail, this may be the most ominous sign, aside from perhaps the warning message scribbled hastily on paper and affixed to […]

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Top 7 Things You Must Have in the 100 Mile Wilderness for a Southbound Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike

July 30, 2013 by Mark Kelley 29 Comments

100 Mile Wilderness

So you want to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail southbound? Well below are 7 must-have items I recommend for starting the Appalachian Trail southbound thru-hike, and specifically for hiking the notorious 100 Mile Wilderness, which can punish to would-be thru-hiker. Each year, a couple thousand people start their thru-hike at Springer Mountain, Georgia and start hiking north. […]

Filed Under: 100 Mile Wilderness, Adventure Trip, Backpacking, Maine hiking, Step 6: Create a Gear & Equipment List with Pricing

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