Hey everyone,
My wife and myself are planning to do a week long hike on the Appalachian Trail during her spring break in March. We were thinking either hiking the Hot springs/ Max patch area or Clingman's Dome area for a 5 days/ 4 night hike. We were looking for advice on where to start and finish that would include either of those areas. We know march isn't the ideal time to be backpacking on the AT but thats the only time we have available to test out our new gear. Plus we need to practice camping in those weather conditions and elevations. In July we will be leaving on a Mission trip for 11 months called the World Race and will be living out of a backpack in places like South Africa, Nepal, and Mongolia.
Just a little background on the World Race in case anybody was curious. The World Race is a Missions trip to 11 different countries in 11 months. We will be leaving July 2014 and will be visiting Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, India, Nepal, Mongolia, and China. We will be living out of our backpacks for those 11 months and need the practice hiking, camping, packing light, and everything that comes with living out of a backpack.
So with all that said any advice on . Thanks again for everyones time.