freefall
04-01-2007, 16:48
What's a good estimate of how long it would take to do this section? Looking at elevation profiles, it should bee smooth sailing terrain-wise until NH. I will have +/- 90 days to play with and even at taking a zero every 10 days, this only averages out to 11.8 miles/ day.
I know that mileage drops in the Whites typically. But 15-20 milers should be a piece of cake in NJ, NY and MA. What about VT and CT? And the 100 mile wilderness- what would an average hiker expect to do this section in?
A little background for those that don't know...
I hiked from Springer to DWG in 2006 in 112 days. This included around 25 zeros, 18 "neros" (less than 5 miles/day) and I had a stress fracture that I continued to walk on at a reduced capacity for about 6 weeks. I also suffer from a self diagnosed "Nature ADD". I have no problem functioning and staying focused in the "real world" but in nature, I get distracted by even the simple things. Watching clouds filter through a valley, watching a snake sun itself on a rock, studying the way water flows around a rock in a stream all can capture my attention for hours sometimes. All keep me from hiking like I "should".
I know that mileage drops in the Whites typically. But 15-20 milers should be a piece of cake in NJ, NY and MA. What about VT and CT? And the 100 mile wilderness- what would an average hiker expect to do this section in?
A little background for those that don't know...
I hiked from Springer to DWG in 2006 in 112 days. This included around 25 zeros, 18 "neros" (less than 5 miles/day) and I had a stress fracture that I continued to walk on at a reduced capacity for about 6 weeks. I also suffer from a self diagnosed "Nature ADD". I have no problem functioning and staying focused in the "real world" but in nature, I get distracted by even the simple things. Watching clouds filter through a valley, watching a snake sun itself on a rock, studying the way water flows around a rock in a stream all can capture my attention for hours sometimes. All keep me from hiking like I "should".