My brother is living in NC right now. He will be there a for a few years, and then come back out west. My brother-in-law, wife and I want to take the opportunity to come out, visit and hike a section of the AT. I am looking for suggestions.
We are looking at a 3-4 day backpack in or partially in the North Carolina AT section. The entire hike does not need to be on the AT, but 1-3 days would be nice (we'd like to spend at least one night on the AT).
We are all experienced multi-day Rocky Mountain backpackers. (Last year we spent three days above 10,000 feet).
I have checked out some guide books and I'm reading up, but as a long time lurker I thought I might ask for some suggestions from folks who have had boots on the ground.
Our timing is somewhat flexible, but we would like to avoid the muggy heat if we can. We were thinking initially end of March first part of April, or the mid to early part of June.
Thanks.