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Hey all, I'm considering at least looking into backpacking. Is there any good resources for finding trails or backpacking trips to try? I'm in eastern Nebraska and it seems places to actually hike are pretty slim unless I drive out towards the western side of the state. Preferably free or cheap!
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Verman posted:Alltrails is a good app/site to use for hiking and or backpacking. Some regions might have apps or websites specific to that region (ie wta.org for Washington State). The first page of this thread has lots of good info. There's also the gear thread for any gear related question you might have. Thanks for the recommendation, also from the other posters too. I've been browsing AT some the last few days and there's definitely some options within a few hours from me for day hikes and maybe 1 or 2 spots for an overnight or 2 night trip, mostly in Iowa. Going to try and get 1 or 2 day hikes in later in the month or in October. Want to do a longer trip next spring / summer and possibly looking doing even more in 2024 or 2025.
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Sep 14, 2022 12:09
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Hotel Kpro posted:So today was a good lesson in being prepared. I've never before gone hiking in the middle of summer and had to pack like I was going to be in rain and snow all day. Thing is, I didn't think I would be in rain and snow so I had a bad time. A 20% chance of showers before noon, and that one cell carrying all the rain seemed to center right overhead. It started out pretty nice, with a bit of cloud cover Rain percentages are funny. A forecaster could be 100% certain it will rain, but only in 20% of their forecast area, so they will say there is a 20% chance of rain. It's not the only way they do rain percentages, but it is indeed 1.
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Aug 14, 2023 06:34
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Josh Lyman posted:I’m pretty sure this is an urban legend https://www.weather.gov/media/pah/WeatherEducation/pop.pdf backs it up as 1 of the ways they set the percentage. Using this, here are two examples giving the same statistical result: (1) If the forecaster was 80% certain that rain would develop but only expected to cover 50% of the forecast area, then the forecast would read "a 40% chance of rain" for any given location. (2) If the forecaster expected a widespread area of precipitation with 100% coverage to approach, but he/she was only 40% certain that it would reach the forecast area, this would, as well, result in a "40% chance of rain" at any given location in the forecast area.
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Aug 14, 2023 08:14
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Hey everybody, been a while since I posted in here. In February I did a section / shakedown hike on the AT. Only had time to do a 2 nights on the AT, wanted to do more but weather was bad along I-70 so was delayed. Was able to hike about 22 miles of the trail. And now on the 26th, I will be setting off to see how far I can make it on an actual thru hike attempt. At the very least I plan on pushing / forcing myself to get through the Smoky Mountains! Not sure if I'll start a thread here or not on the journey, but considering it! Anyway, here's a photo of Long Creek Falls I took in February. 
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