Somehow I missed this thread the first time... but yes that sounds awesome Gambit!
I told my son (age 10) that we might try to do a short AT trip together this fall and this sounds like a good...
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Somehow I missed this thread the first time... but yes that sounds awesome Gambit!
I told my son (age 10) that we might try to do a short AT trip together this fall and this sounds like a good...
That's a nice section. The elevations are lower than in the Green Mountain National Forest to the west and the shelters are spaced a leisurely day's walk apart. There are a few steep climbs, but...
Personally I thought the CT section of the AT was meh except for the part north of Salisbury.
The campsites were very nice though.
I've been moderated a few times on this forum but in retrospect I probably deserved it those times.
They'd just put bear boxes at all the shelters in the Triple Crown section when I hiked it in 2016.
I heard they put bear boxes at all the shelters in the Grayson Highlands area more recently.
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I ran into her last fall up in NH. Impressive that she made it through the whole winter on the trail! Sorry to hear about her dog.
Was this person a middle-aged woman hiking with her dog, by chance?
Yes, activity is down from when I joined 10 years ago. But it's not dead, not by a long shot. There's a group of regulars who I believe will keep this site active for years to come. But also, it's...
I've probably done closer to 3k miles on overnight trips, not as much as you, but the only time I've ever quit in the middle of an overnight trip was in winter when blizzard conditions were forecast....
On an AT section hike in NY I had the same problem. Stopped at a convenience store and bought a 1 oz. tube of rubber cement. Worked pretty well, held together for the remaining 10 days of the AT hike...
What about late September?
High Point SP/NJ 23 to Unionvillle, NY is only 9 miles. Easy to stay at a motel and do a day hike.
The AT crosses Seven Lakes Drive twice and I'm not sure which one you mean. If it's the northern...
I did the eastern VT section (plus western NH) at the end of September last year. Temperatures were ideal (highs 60s, lows 40s) and the trail was very quiet as nearly all the thru-hikers (NOBO and...
Tent: BA Fly Creek UL2 (perfect amount of space for me and my gear)
Pad: Therm-a-Rest (can't remember what kind)
Bag: Kelty 20F rated poly-fill
Clothes: Fleece pants/jacket, long johns/hat/gloves...
Reason is simple - the road to Clingman's Dome is often still closed in April, so you'll probably have to continue to Newfound Gap anyway.
What others said - if you've done the 800 miles south of Three Ridges, it ain't nothing special. A long climb that's steep in a few places. The view from Hanging Rock north of the summit is...
I personally enjoyed central VA between Daleville and SNP
Finish the AT thru the Whites!
Pretty sure that's false. The interactive map on the ATC website, which does include the recent Palisade Parkway reroute, still shows the trail going over Black Mountain to the south.
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Great thread - that's a pretty ambitious list you've got there Gambit!
I grew up in Arkansas and did parts of the OT and OHT in high school/college. Both are quite scenic with low hiker traffic -...
Few pointers on that section:
1) The trail from just south of the NJ/NY state line up to about Fingerboard Shelter is harder than it looks on the topo. Lots of steep trail and boulder scrambling....
Sometimes road walks can be avoided. For example, the NC MST near where I live has a dangerous 4 mile road walk along highway 70 between Durham and Hillsborough. It made no sense to me as there is a...
Try this out: https://bentwells.shinyapps.io/atdata/
I day hike all winter. Snow is a rarity down here in NC!
Not necessarily true. A lot of the people who maintain the trail now thru-hiked or section hiked when they were younger, and I suspect more will continue to do so, but yes they will probably be...