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    Hike into MAHAA from Caledonia SP

    I hiked into MAHAA on the AT from Caledonia state park. It was absolutely beautiful. A little rain on Wednesday night as I pushed into Quarry Gap Shelter campsite just before dark. I took a short video


    and a few photos the next morning before hitting the trail.


    The second night I stayed at Tom's Run Shelter campground. This was my best sleep ever while camping/backpacking. After putting in 15 miles on the trail and a good dinner I slept for 10 hours! My normal is 6 to 7.


    And tried my hand at trail baking again. I had to flip my lid upside down since the muffin hit the lid when it was normal.


    I think I have the baking down!


    Then it was on to MAHHA for a great weekend.
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    Hike into MAHAA from Caledonia SP

    That looked like a nice way to get to MAHHA; not a bad looking muffin either!
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    See, this is the great thing about these forums. I never saw anyone use their poles as a tarp spreader like that before. This is only my second season hanging and I can't wait to try that out. Thanks doogie!

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    Quote Originally Posted by georgecarr View Post
    See, this is the great thing about these forums. I never saw anyone use their poles as a tarp spreader like that before. This is only my second season hanging and I can't wait to try that out. Thanks doogie!
    Slick isn't it? I've seen that in other posts of his.

    Doogie - Looks like a blast. That shelter is over the top... Did it have a stocked fridge too?
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    I had lunch at that shelter on my pre-hike to Spring MAHHA last year. I must admit, I was quite impressed. I have never seen such a well-maintained shelter anywhere on the AT. The flowers and the diverted water source are quite a nice touch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OldRagFreeze View Post
    Slick isn't it? I've seen that in other posts of his.

    Doogie - Looks like a blast. That shelter is over the top... Did it have a stocked fridge too?
    No, but there was a deck of cards and a chess set!
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    Thanks for the Super Fly tarp pullout idea! I haven’t seen anyone use walking polls to pull-out the pull-outs before, very good idea! Seems to work well too. Thanks for the video too, it looked like a very quiet and peaceful camp place!

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    Quote Originally Posted by doogie View Post
    No, but there was a deck of cards and a chess set!
    Wow that is awesome. Is it a particularly remote shelter? Seems to me that place would get run down in a second by kids looking for a place to party. That's a hobo palace!
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    Quote Originally Posted by OldRagFreeze View Post
    Wow that is awesome. Is it a particularly remote shelter? Seems to me that place would get run down in a second by kids looking for a place to party. That's a hobo palace!
    There is a caretaker that checks on the place regularly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OldRagFreeze View Post
    Wow that is awesome. Is it a particularly remote shelter? Seems to me that place would get run down in a second by kids looking for a place to party. That's a hobo palace!
    From what I've heard the innkeeper visits about every other day. I had the place to myself. It is about 2.5 miles from a park nearby with a several hundred foot climb although there were some dirt roads that may have been closer and not gated.

    Something else interesting I heard about the shelter; while they were building it they had buckets at the nearest access point next to a large pile of gravel with a sign asking each hiker to carry up a bucked full.

    That was my recharge outing....this weekend it's back to camping in a park with a troop full including the newly crossed over scouts (11 year old). On the bright side I checked out the camp area and there are plenty of good trees so I won't have to pack the stand.
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