My overall plan is to leave earlier to beat out the mass amount of people who will be arriving in March. As this is my first major hike outside of the military I figured I would give this website a try. I am looking for someone who would like to leave around that same time frame and just experience the first week or so together while we get used to the AT. I plan on leaving with or without someone but would feel more comfortable obviously starting with a familiar face.
I have read multiple books and articles about the AT experience but the information seems to be repeating its self at this point. If you were considering this time frame too please let me know and we can touch base. If not any extra infromation/tips would be greatly appreciated. I have been thinking of doing this trip forever and after saving a comfortable amount of money over the last year I finally told my job I will be leaving in february. Family and friends support me even though they think it is a bit crazy.
Thoughts/questions I might not have thought about would be awesome. Thanks