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<\/a>including a couple of section hikers from Connecticut who gave me a cup of starbucks coffee on the morning after Arthur, Wheezy who shared with me his water filter bag, Victoria and Callum- a really nice young couple from Canada, Wookie from Georgia and Doc and Hangry from Germany. Also, Tie and ‘Ole Man who put me up at their lodge the night before I started. Lastly, I happened on Brawny, a ridge runner employed by the Maine Appalachian Trail Conservancy (MATC) who you can read about in her great blog<\/a>. She’s completed thru hikes of the AT and the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) and has a wealth of knowledge to share with hikers like me she encounters as she get’s paid to walk the trail. The picture above is a recent one from a shelter…the head lamp is definitely required gear…it get’s very dark in the woods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"