Samwise Hikes the Appalachian Trail ! 

[Links for homemade stoves are at the bottom.]

trailjournals.com - is a location for hikers to post their journals. (Such as Sue, Underdog, and others.)
Samwise, on the other hand, has a web site all to herself. =)

ATconf.org - is the home of the Appalachian Trail Conference, the organization that manages the A.T.

PATC.net - is the site of the local Potomac Appalachian Trail Club.

www.nps.gov/appa/ is the National Park Service page on the Appalachian National Park, which includes only a portion of the A.T. The trail passes through several state and national parks, such as the Great Smokey National Forest, and Baxter State Park.

www.BaxterStateParkAuthority.com - The State Park at the northern terminus of the A.T.

www.hikinghq.net - Sgt. Rock's Hiking website. It appears that since he can't do an extended hike until he finishes his tour in the Army, he has been spending his time preparing for it and putting everything into his webpage. There is quite a bit of information here. He also includes some of the best info on lightweight homemade backpacking stoves. (His website used to be here, then here.)

trailplace.com - is a gathering place for A.T. hikers

WhiteBlaze.net - is a new website/community centered around the AT. I don't know anything about it yet.

met-www.cit.cornell.edu/weather/forecasts/nne_fcst.html - - address for weather in Maine on a clickable map.

www.weather.com - a popular weather forcast site.

www.fred.net/kathy/at/atstate.html#ME (or here) - - Another site that has Appalachian Traiil info, but I don't know how current it is.

www.aldha.org the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association.

www.MyTrailJournal.com - - The web page of Featherweight and Lightfoot; 2001 Thru Hikers.

www.oocities.org/samwiseAT01 - - THIS SITE. (The web site for Samwise's 2001 Thru Hike of the Appalachian Trail. April 1st, 2001 - October 5, 2001.) . . . Which can also be reached through www.zulie.com .

A few other hiker's web sites can be found here.

www.oocities.org/thruhiker2002 - - A web site address available to anyone who wants it. I got it by accident.
If you plan to be a thru-hiker next year, let me know and I'll give you the necessary info. I think you'll also get the email address "ThruHiker2002@yahoo.com".

www.backcountry.net - The National Scenic Trails Mailing Lists


Links for homemade stoves: (Samwise used a homemade stove made from a tuna can and a cat-food can. It burned denatured alcohol and weighed less than 2 oz. including windscreen and stand. It used 1/4 oz of fuel to boil 1 cup of water.)

• www.hike.f2s.com/gear/homemade/rrstove.htm - The instructions that we used to make Samwise's stove.
• sgtr0ck.tripod.com/cat/cat_stove.html - Sgt. Rock's cat-food can alcohol stove. This is basically the same as Samwise's, but he has spent some time experimenting and improving. We also used these insructions to help build her stove. Additionally, he has much helpful information on hiking in general.
• home.twcny.rr.com/uncleted/onondaga/program/stove.html - We used the simple pot stand shown here with this stove. I made one of these and tried it, but couldn't get it to light very well, and seemed to use a lot of fuel.
• wings.interfree.it/html/main.html - "The Homeade Stoves Archives" a page linking to many different types of homemade cooking stoves.
  
• www.pcthiker.com/pages/gear/pepsistove.shtml - A more common type of soda can stove. Have not tried this one.
• fallingwater.com/pct2000/gear/KissStove.asp - links to different type of "simple" backpacking stoves.
• www.fulton-net.com/%7Esgraber/stove.htm - Similar to many of the homemade stoves. Uses one soda can and two 6 oz tomato paste cans.
• Finally; Samwise observed that many AT hikers simply used a tuna can or the bottom of a soda can (cut to 2-3 inches high) with no other modifications. This is VERY simple and VERY light, but burns the fuel faster and less efficiently - - requiring you to carry more fuel with you.