Elaikases
10-05-2016, 18:34
Would have been longer but my wife came down with vertigo. Turns out it had nothing to do with the trail and was fixed with PT.
But it was interesting talking with a shuttle driver about the trail and gear.
Number one mistake: carrying too much food.
Number two mistake: undercalculating how much food you need to eat to meet your calorie needs (people still have too much food).
Other observations. The drought in Georgia meant we got to a shelter, there were still crumbs inside from people eating and not cleaning up. We swept them out. In the morning, they were still there, no shelter mice around because they had left for places with more moisture.
Acorns falling every 2-3 minutes are loud.
Rangers and hunters in the woods were (a) not observable but (b) meant no bears or wildlife anywhere.
Carrying two back packs (while getting my wife out to a road for a shuttle) is a lot heavier than one.
People taking motorcycles up into the trail area and trashing out the only spring for miles in order to go mudding in the midst of a drought -- not so cool.
Georgia in October was very pretty.
Arkansas trails were nice, but did not really compare with Georgia.
But it was interesting talking with a shuttle driver about the trail and gear.
Number one mistake: carrying too much food.
Number two mistake: undercalculating how much food you need to eat to meet your calorie needs (people still have too much food).
Other observations. The drought in Georgia meant we got to a shelter, there were still crumbs inside from people eating and not cleaning up. We swept them out. In the morning, they were still there, no shelter mice around because they had left for places with more moisture.
Acorns falling every 2-3 minutes are loud.
Rangers and hunters in the woods were (a) not observable but (b) meant no bears or wildlife anywhere.
Carrying two back packs (while getting my wife out to a road for a shuttle) is a lot heavier than one.
People taking motorcycles up into the trail area and trashing out the only spring for miles in order to go mudding in the midst of a drought -- not so cool.
Georgia in October was very pretty.
Arkansas trails were nice, but did not really compare with Georgia.