jettjames
04-16-2007, 12:53
Hello everyone! I am in Gatlinburg for yet another day, dodging weather. the road to newfound gap is still closed and won't open till 4 at the earliest (info from shuttle folks) wonder how all those folks who left in the last two days are holding up out there, sub 10 degrees and 40-60 mph winds. not for me. no thanks. I'm not here to be comfortable, but I'm not here to be miserble and get frostbite ( as at least one person has). so I made it this far. my knees are good, feet and ankles ok, spirits still up ( but a few days in town will dampen them), gear holding up. longest day is 16.5 miles, not bad. The eno hammock/peapod/maccat tarp have performed perfectly, always dry and warm even in the snow and rain. ( huge thunderstorm somewhere and 12 degree temps and 5 inches of snow at Sassafras gap) Turns out I don't like the cold very much and have spent a few days dodging the weather at the Hike Inn and Gatlinburg. heading out in the AM and putting down some miles.
So my question is thus - I need to get to NY for a wedding on the 29th ( a Sunday wedding). I should be somewhere between hot springs and erwin on the 26th27th or so. So, how do I get out. I was thinking of grabbing a shuttle to asheville, then a bus to DC or Richmond, then the train to NY. this would work, but it seems there might be an easier way. There is a 915pm bus, an overnite bus that hits Richmond at 530am or so and the train leaves at 10am. Also, If I can't make it to Erwin, I guess I should stay in Hot Springs or is there a place inbetween I could get picked up at? And of course I need to get back. This is going to cost a fortune.
pt
So my question is thus - I need to get to NY for a wedding on the 29th ( a Sunday wedding). I should be somewhere between hot springs and erwin on the 26th27th or so. So, how do I get out. I was thinking of grabbing a shuttle to asheville, then a bus to DC or Richmond, then the train to NY. this would work, but it seems there might be an easier way. There is a 915pm bus, an overnite bus that hits Richmond at 530am or so and the train leaves at 10am. Also, If I can't make it to Erwin, I guess I should stay in Hot Springs or is there a place inbetween I could get picked up at? And of course I need to get back. This is going to cost a fortune.
pt