Post #2141: Ashby Gap to Sky Meadows Overlooks. A rewarding hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 12, 2025
This is a short, relatively easy mountain day hike with a some excellent views, a good workout, and nice...
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Post #2140: Rod Hollow Shelter Hike
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 9, 2025
This roughly 8-mile mountain day hike is good exercise, but not much more than that. It starts from the...
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Post #2138: Whey versus collagen protein powders, round 1. Collagen coffee taste test.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 7, 2025
Except for the faint aftertaste of leather. With effort, I think I could get used to collagen coffee. Except...
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Post #2137: Oh, the price of gold … V
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 6, 2025
Gold is at $3100 $3200 $3300 $3400 / ounce this morning. Again. Source: Kitco, Inc. The last time gold...
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Post #2136: Listening to my bones as I walk.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 5, 2025
My hips and knees are still not ready to be back in action, after my last day-hike. Three days...
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Post #2135: Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 4, 2025
I have recently completed three stiff mountain day-hikes. Hikes where I was worn out, and then some, after just...
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Post #2134: Hollow Brook Falls/Sam Moore Shelter hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ May 3, 2025
The first part of this hike is what everyone thinks a walk in the eastern woods should look like. ...
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Post #2133: Clickety-clack. Trekking poles are loud. A partial fix is … ineffective.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ April 30, 2025
On the East Coast, you do not need to wear a bear bell. Aluminum trekking poles -- if applied...
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Post #2132: Bears Den Overlook/Sam Moore Shelter hike.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ April 30, 2025
This is a good day hike if you're looking for a workout. That's the consensus of opinion on hiking...
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Post #2131: New hiking boots from Lowes.
By chogan@directresearch.com
/ April 27, 2025
Lowes. Lowa's. What's the difference. I bought Lowa Renegade boots, from my local REI. Addendum 5/4/2025: After two day-hikes...
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