Originally Posted by
tdoczi
and i again put forth the notion that as equally prohibitive as the idea of only hiking the AT while visiting SNP is, so is the notion that one cant get in a car and drive to else where ion the park at some point as opposed to going through all sorts of contortions to string everything into 1 single unbroken hike.
truly experiencing old rag, it seems we both agree, is best not done as part of a long backpacking hike. so why not do it not that way? seems an easy solution.
is camping anywhere on or near the loop hike allowed? i had thought it wasnt. i jsut recall initially thinking id try and work it into my AT hike through the park and almost instantly abandoning the notion as a waste of time. so i hikjed through the park on the AT, spent a night in front royal, then drove to the old rag trailhead. easy enough solution.