<<<Caveat: I already have the Appalachian Trail Guides for the sections I'm planning on hitting this year (Tenn/NC, Southern VA) and the corresponding Nat Geo Maps.>>>
I'm looking at "The 2014 Appalachian Trail 'Thru Hikers' Companion" (by the ATLDHA), "The 2014 AT Guide (Northbound or Southbound- by David Miller), and the "2014 Appalachian Trail Data Book (by Daniel Chazin)". I know the data book is mostly numbers, but what about the other two? Which one will give me more info on what's along the way? Reading the Amazon reviews isn't really telling me much except for "This book was great".
My preference is to NOT spend $60 and get all 3 just to find out I only needed 1 or 2.
Thoughts?