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Old Hillwalker
09-26-2011, 16:55
Just got in from a two day loop from ME 17 to Bemis Leanto for the night, and then south to the Bemis Stream trail (old AT) and back to Rt 17. Crossed paths with three NOBOs who skipped VT and picked up in Hanover. Also spent the night with two phat young ladies from Utah who started SOBO on Sept 1st and a SOBO who had flipped due to VT being "closed".

Got some unsettling blank looks when I inquired about their clothing for traversing the Whites. Suggested that when they reached Pinkham that they carefully examine their options the the event of existing weather conditions. Both young women are Wilderness School instructors and seem to know their stuff, but are very in the dark about "our little Eastern hills".

TW

hikerboy57
09-26-2011, 18:12
what were the phat girls(did you really say "phat"?) wearing that led you to beleive they werent equipped?