mjwood0
05-06-2005, 12:20
Hello all!
I'm new here but not new to backpacking or camping. I've hiked multiple 10 day trips and have always enjoyed myself. My wife of 3 years has done some car based camping with me and really enjoyed herself. This year, she approached me about actually doing some backpacking! :D
We looked at our schedules and it seems that the best (or should I say only) week we're going to be able to do this is the last week of May / first week of June. This includes the memorial day holiday and the weekend on either side (about 7 days of hiking). I decided to give her some trial books and let her pick where we hike in general since I wanted her to really enjoy herself.
Turns out that she wants to try the AT in SNP! I've always wanted to section hike the AT, so this is fine by me!
We're going to do lots of prep and I have all the gear we'll need. It's not the latest or lightest, but it should suffice for a introduction.
So, what we need to do is figure out what the best route would be in SNP. I'm not really concerned with staying on the AT the whole time and we both would prefer loop hiking. We are also both okay with splitting it into two shorter loops with a re-supply at the car in the middle (less weight is always good to start with!).
Any ideas? I've heard the SNP is beautiful and my wife loves waterfalls, so what can ya all tell me? Also... how awful crowded with the SNP be this week?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
I'm new here but not new to backpacking or camping. I've hiked multiple 10 day trips and have always enjoyed myself. My wife of 3 years has done some car based camping with me and really enjoyed herself. This year, she approached me about actually doing some backpacking! :D
We looked at our schedules and it seems that the best (or should I say only) week we're going to be able to do this is the last week of May / first week of June. This includes the memorial day holiday and the weekend on either side (about 7 days of hiking). I decided to give her some trial books and let her pick where we hike in general since I wanted her to really enjoy herself.
Turns out that she wants to try the AT in SNP! I've always wanted to section hike the AT, so this is fine by me!
We're going to do lots of prep and I have all the gear we'll need. It's not the latest or lightest, but it should suffice for a introduction.
So, what we need to do is figure out what the best route would be in SNP. I'm not really concerned with staying on the AT the whole time and we both would prefer loop hiking. We are also both okay with splitting it into two shorter loops with a re-supply at the car in the middle (less weight is always good to start with!).
Any ideas? I've heard the SNP is beautiful and my wife loves waterfalls, so what can ya all tell me? Also... how awful crowded with the SNP be this week?
Thanks in advance,
Mark