Pictures II

All of our stuff: 2 weeks of food (ziplocks at top center) including but not limited to oatmeal, pop tarts, peanut butter, honey, cous cous, powdered mashed potatoes, angel hair pasta, chicken packets, spam packets, tortillas, extra sharp chedder cheese, powdered milk, olive oil, "fiber plus" granola bars, trail mix (including nuts, raisins, granola, dried fruit), salami stick, and hopefully if we're lucky some packets of mayo and mustard; 1 per person sleeping pad, sleeping bag, silk liner, rain pants, rain jacket, fleece jacket, fleece pants, down jacket, hat, bandana, camp shoes, hiking shoes, 1 set silk longjohns, 1 set 50% cotton longjohns, 2 pair underwear, 2 pair hiking socks, 2 pair liner socks, 1 pair camp socks, emergency blanket, aquamira (water purification drops), pocket knife, lighter, and reading book; 2-L pot and 1.5-L pot; 2 spoons, 2 cups, 1 alcohol stove and wind shield, 20 oz. denatured alcohol and 12 fuel pellets; first aid kit, vitamins, cell phone and charger, sunscreen and aloe (still haven't used either since the sunburn in Atlanta), anti-bug-bite-stuff, Dr. Bronner's Miracle All-In-One-Biodegradable Soap, Antibacterial hand gel, 100% DEET (which we have since tossed because it contaminated our hands, which are necessary for eating off of, and doesn't work on gnats, the most annoying of insects); 1 floorless tent, Seam Sealer for tent, tyvek for floor; 1 journal, 1 set colored pencils, 2 pencils, 1 sharpee; caribeener, rope, and 3 stuff sacks for bear bags; extra rope (used to lash tyvek onto Julia's pack); nail clippers; "Appalachian Pages: Guidebook to Hiking the AT", deck of cards, "Cosmic Wimpout"; and I'm totally forgetting stuff.

A 12-Man Shelter - sizes vary from 5 to 20

Cool thing about sunny days when there was no foliage was that through the trees you always had a view, even if the camera couldn't pick it up. Probably the worst part of rainy days is the mist, blocking any chance of a view, and making the hike pretty dull. I guess once the "green tunnel" has filled in we won't mind as much 'cause we'll never have a view.