Pickles&Shakespeare
03-19-2011, 08:31
I have seen very few posts on this non traditional method. My husband and I are still in the planning stages of our thru hike for next year, but VERY excited about this idea. I have yet to see any sort of logistics (winter gear, and other items needed for colder temps.)
Here is our general planning idea so far.
We are planning to leave Waynesboro VA in May (We have some friends there) and hike to Maine. We figure we would get there around August. I don't think we we would need full out winter gear (Suggestions :confused:). We would hopefully avoid crowds, black flies, mud season and snow. We would be following spring and summer north and fall south.
We would then somehow get back to Waynesboro (rent a car, train, friends etc) and start our SOBO journey. The plan is to get to GA in mid to late November. We hope to then avoid crowds, the sweltering southern heat, and snow. :confused: I don't know if I am making that snow part up. I have now lived in Florida and VA and have yet to see snow in November.
Any suggestions, methods would be greatly appreciated. (Especially packing winter gear for those times)
Here is our general planning idea so far.
We are planning to leave Waynesboro VA in May (We have some friends there) and hike to Maine. We figure we would get there around August. I don't think we we would need full out winter gear (Suggestions :confused:). We would hopefully avoid crowds, black flies, mud season and snow. We would be following spring and summer north and fall south.
We would then somehow get back to Waynesboro (rent a car, train, friends etc) and start our SOBO journey. The plan is to get to GA in mid to late November. We hope to then avoid crowds, the sweltering southern heat, and snow. :confused: I don't know if I am making that snow part up. I have now lived in Florida and VA and have yet to see snow in November.
Any suggestions, methods would be greatly appreciated. (Especially packing winter gear for those times)