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10-13-2009, 17:43
Ok, so I'm thinking Neels Gap to Dicks Creek Gap-ish over Thanksgiving day thru that Sunday.
This is a thought I am spinning around in my head right now.
I'm not sure if work, kids, weather or gear will allow it but I've got it going inside my head just in case!
Work: I'm on call Thanksgiving day but I'm trying to give that away. I'm not sure about my fiances work schedule surrounding these dates just yet. She is slowly starting a new job trying to get away from her current one. Her current job has call to so that's still up in the air!
I would love to take my son on a hiking trip during this time but he's not ready for this kind of trip. So I may take him somewhere closer to home where the terrain is easier and the temps won't be potentially as bad! The bad part is that I only have a 2 man tent so I have to decide if it will be me and my fiance or me and my son! I also have to see if he will be with me or his momma during this time! Then there's my daughter....
Weather and gear are kind of one and the same. I simply have to find out if my gear, particularly the sleep system, will take me to the possible lows that I could expect for late November in the N. GA mountains! I have been trying out my sleep system in the cooler weather we have been having, but that's only been in the high 40s! I'm pretty sure that the temps will be well below that during this time!
So there are a lot of things that I have to sort out, and I may not even get to make it, but I'm going to try!
So, with this in mind, what can I expect? What are some tips that I could use? How about weather? I know that the weather cannot be predicted, but what are some norms for this time of year? Is there much rain during this time of year?
Anyway, ill post back some more, but any comments would be sweet! Thanks!
This is a thought I am spinning around in my head right now.
I'm not sure if work, kids, weather or gear will allow it but I've got it going inside my head just in case!
Work: I'm on call Thanksgiving day but I'm trying to give that away. I'm not sure about my fiances work schedule surrounding these dates just yet. She is slowly starting a new job trying to get away from her current one. Her current job has call to so that's still up in the air!
I would love to take my son on a hiking trip during this time but he's not ready for this kind of trip. So I may take him somewhere closer to home where the terrain is easier and the temps won't be potentially as bad! The bad part is that I only have a 2 man tent so I have to decide if it will be me and my fiance or me and my son! I also have to see if he will be with me or his momma during this time! Then there's my daughter....
Weather and gear are kind of one and the same. I simply have to find out if my gear, particularly the sleep system, will take me to the possible lows that I could expect for late November in the N. GA mountains! I have been trying out my sleep system in the cooler weather we have been having, but that's only been in the high 40s! I'm pretty sure that the temps will be well below that during this time!
So there are a lot of things that I have to sort out, and I may not even get to make it, but I'm going to try!
So, with this in mind, what can I expect? What are some tips that I could use? How about weather? I know that the weather cannot be predicted, but what are some norms for this time of year? Is there much rain during this time of year?
Anyway, ill post back some more, but any comments would be sweet! Thanks!