Elaikases
08-02-2017, 08:28
I'm looking for suggestions or tips for that time of year. Just the very end of September/first week in October.
I'm looking for suggestions, if a 40 degree bag will be enough (one really good to comfortably take me to 40), what the water is like, things not to miss, etc.
Expect it will be less crowded by then.
I've printed out half a dozen sets of maps, have Whiteblaze (the book from here), Guthook and, of course, the looseleaf version of the guide, but I'm looking for more advice. Probably overthinking it. I'll be doing the section with my wife. Over the rollercoaster she was good for 13-15 miles a day without any complaints and has done other section hikes with me.
The links here (https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php/26043-website-average-high-and-low-temperature were all dead. /sad face
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Looks rainy today (http://www.sophiaknows.com/atdb/weather.php) but of course we are in August -- I expect the weather to change by October.
Most of the weather guides cut out for Massachusetts in September -- but they pick up for the next state north, so I figure they are still useful.
Weather Charts
http://trailquest.net/weather1.gif
Some places indicate that the temperatures may be lower?
https://sectionhiker.com/planning-an-appalachian-trail-section-hike/
In which case I want to be warmer. But I'm not sure Maine is comparable.
A lot of the web searches take me to "official" sites set up like brochures.
https://pilot.mass.gov/locations/appalachian-trail
Not very information dense.
Some of the links and whole sections seem to be deleted now.
e.g. http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/search/page/2?indexCatalogue=atc-main-search&searchQuery=temperature&wordsMode=AllWords reflects that the temperature charts there have all been cut.
Anyway, thanks for any thoughts, suggestions and advice.
I'm looking for suggestions, if a 40 degree bag will be enough (one really good to comfortably take me to 40), what the water is like, things not to miss, etc.
Expect it will be less crowded by then.
I've printed out half a dozen sets of maps, have Whiteblaze (the book from here), Guthook and, of course, the looseleaf version of the guide, but I'm looking for more advice. Probably overthinking it. I'll be doing the section with my wife. Over the rollercoaster she was good for 13-15 miles a day without any complaints and has done other section hikes with me.
The links here (https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php/26043-website-average-high-and-low-temperature were all dead. /sad face
=============================================
Looks rainy today (http://www.sophiaknows.com/atdb/weather.php) but of course we are in August -- I expect the weather to change by October.
Most of the weather guides cut out for Massachusetts in September -- but they pick up for the next state north, so I figure they are still useful.
Weather Charts
http://trailquest.net/weather1.gif
Some places indicate that the temperatures may be lower?
https://sectionhiker.com/planning-an-appalachian-trail-section-hike/
In which case I want to be warmer. But I'm not sure Maine is comparable.
A lot of the web searches take me to "official" sites set up like brochures.
https://pilot.mass.gov/locations/appalachian-trail
Not very information dense.
Some of the links and whole sections seem to be deleted now.
e.g. http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/search/page/2?indexCatalogue=atc-main-search&searchQuery=temperature&wordsMode=AllWords reflects that the temperature charts there have all been cut.
Anyway, thanks for any thoughts, suggestions and advice.