Latest ATC Advisory [Archive]

Ladytrekker

08-27-2011, 17:05

This showed up on my Facebook page:

Appalachian Trail Conservancy
CAUTION HIKERS! Hurricane Irene is headed for the northern half of the AT, bringing high winds & possibility of swollen streams & downed trees. Closures & cautions have been issued from eastern PA to Maine.

All of the AT in New Hamshire will be closed. More info: http://bit.ly/IreneWMNFclosing (http://bit.ly/IreneWMNFclosing). Also check local land-managing agency and trail club websites, www.nws.noaa.gov (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/) & www.appalachiantrail.org/updates (http://www.appalachiantrail.org/updates).

http://news.outdoors.org/2011/08/advisory-white-mountain-national-forest.html

nathan2

08-27-2011, 17:12

Wishes for safety to all.

shelterbuilder

08-28-2011, 15:42

It's a good time to either get off the trail for a few days or to hunker down in a nice sturdy shelter for a while (see? shelters CAN be useful after all!)

peakbagger

08-28-2011, 16:34

BaxterState Park is closed until Tuesday possibly longer if the roads are washed out. The road to Kathadin Stream has some low lying spots that may be flooded. I do not beleive they will allow throughhikers in unless the road is open. There were quite a few thruhikers finishing on Saturday (nice day) but the weather changed for the worse Saturday night.