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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is my first post here. I am planning a
northbound CDT hike in 2008.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've got a Feathered Friends Rock Wren bag that has
never failed to keep me warm so I'm confident it will do fine in the colder
temps. On the AT I wish I had swapped to a lighter bag during the warmer months.
What stretches on a northbound hike would a lighter bag likely be in order, if
any?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a similar question for footwear. I'm
planning on wearing trail-running type shoes. What's the conventional wisdom on
footwear in Colorado for northbounders?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bruce aka Buck, Trailname Colter</FONT></DIV>
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