CT Thru-hike Packing List - Rough Draft

[Cookerhiker]

Daniel, here's my last piece of unsolicited advice which may be unnecessary. My hunch is that you're an early riser but what about Teresa? The Colorado Trail is one hike where you want to get up early and start hiking by 6, perhaps even earlier since you're beginning with the solstice. Why? Because you're guaranteed 2 things about the weather: it will be sunny in the morning and rainy in the afternoon. It's true that I had a few rain-free days in around the middle of the Trail but you can't count on that. And of our 38 days, only 2 did not have sunny mornings.

You want to take advantage of that early morning sunshine.