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NJ Woman started AT in January:http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2017/06/voorhees_high_grad_completes_hike_of_appalachian_t .html#incart_river_index
BuckeyeBill
06-22-2017, 16:19
There was RSS Feed on this article a couple of days ago. Still she now joins the Group W bench of thru-hikers.
She finished at Katahdin on June 10th and 14 other NOBO thru-hikers had already finished before her! It seems like the number of early birds is increasing at an even higher rate than overall thru-hiker numbers.
If she was in such a hurry why didn't she just drive there?
If she was in such a hurry why didn't she just drive there?
How long is it supposed to take?
I thought the plan was to start slow and then go slower. I'd better rethink this thing.
Francis Sawyer
06-23-2017, 10:05
If she was in such a hurry why didn't she just drive there?
Lol!!!!!!!!!
I thought the plan was to start slow and then go slower. I'd better rethink this thing.
I think the better plan is to hike the way you enjoy, which could be fast, slow, or some mix of speeds. Personally I like to hike as fast as I can, others do the opposite, but to each his or her own.
When I'm on my deathbed and my life flashes before my eyes, I want to enjoy every moment in slow motion.
Francis Sawyer
06-24-2017, 12:29
I bet she can't pump gas.
BuckeyeBill
06-25-2017, 14:47
I bet she can't pump gas.
What's that got to do with the price of teat in China?
Old Grouse
06-26-2017, 06:41
Gas stations in NJ are all full service. You don't pump your own. Of course neither does my wife. ⭐️
AllDownhillFromHere
06-27-2017, 11:23
Why is this a thing? 2200/137 = 16 mpd
No idea at all. I thought it was a rather modest pace, too.
that was good time for the early start - likely no extended run of tough weather conditions
IMO if you want a 4 1/2 month schedule (and do not much mind the heat) a May 1 start would give the lowest chance of weather delays
Why is this a thing? 2200/137 = 16 mpd
in a bad weather year for an early start 15 zero's / nero's is not unreasonable - so the average for hikeable days would be 18 mi - so maybe in the 90th percentile?