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    Quote Originally Posted by Slo-go'en View Post
    Is that 30-50 thru hikes PLUS 20-40 section hikes per day? 50 to 90 a day?

    I'm curious about the number of dogs too.
    Thats what she said.....
    And thats just from amicalola...
    A large amount start at springer too.

    No problem here, none at all

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    Quote Originally Posted by twistwrist View Post
    We were up to over 650 when I left Amicalola Monday afternoon. That's about 200-250 more than last year this time. I've been putting 30-50 thru-hikers on the trail everyday and 20-40 sectioners.
    wow, that's kind of crazy! I'm really glad I decided to wait until late April to start. that many people on the trail at once sounds like a nightmare to me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by twistwrist View Post
    We were up to over 650 when I left Amicalola Monday afternoon. That's about 200-250 more than last year this time. I've been putting 30-50 thru-hikers on the trail everyday and 20-40 sectioners.
    Holy Crap! That's an invasion. A good reason to do an alternative hike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmyjam View Post
    Holy Crap! That's an invasion. A good reason to do an alternative hike.
    Maybe. But the numbers drop off drastically in those first few weeks. It makes the shelters and hostels insanely crowded, but you don't really sense the crowds when you're walking.

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    I don't think the movie has anything to do with the up in people. I mean, look at the world right now. People are getting over having no money, and are starting to look for things to do. The world is in a state of "abnormalities".

    A long hike hike is different than say..spending $1000 money going to Florida for a few weeks. People are looking to retire doing things different than their ancestors. I know a lot of older people are selling their homes to hit the road in a rv.

    donald trump is for president...and we actually have a non-traditional guy making it in the long run. (Bernie sanders)

    people le are just doing things differently now days. They saw the at on Facebook, thought it sounded cool, and went for it.

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    Perhaps the high reported numbers of section hikers are due to spring break which most colleges have in March. I started the 26th last year and there were some spring break folks on the trail doing the GA section. It'll be interesting to see if those numbers fall off in April.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mattjv89 View Post
    Perhaps the high reported numbers of section hikers are due to spring break which most colleges have in March. I started the 26th last year and there were some spring break folks on the trail doing the GA section. It'll be interesting to see if those numbers fall off in April.
    If so, that's a pattern that would repeat year after year, no?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlyontheAT2016 View Post
    wow, that's kind of crazy! I'm really glad I decided to wait until late April to start. that many people on the trail at once sounds like a nightmare to me!
    its like a cloud of locust living a swath of destruction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rafe View Post
    Maybe. But the numbers drop off drastically in those first few weeks.
    nuh uh. cell phones, tons of shuttle services and hostels with slackpacking prolong quitting. so-called "trail angels" with vans are lining up now to help walkers get north

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    Quote Originally Posted by rocketsocks View Post
    its like a cloud of locust living a swath of destruction.
    I see what you did there.
    Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rafe View Post
    Maybe. But the numbers drop off drastically in those first few weeks. It makes the shelters and hostels insanely crowded, but you don't really sense the crowds when you're walking.
    Yeah we'd need to see numbers upstream at some of the hostels and such. It will be interesting to see how much traffic makes it to the NOC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcasm the elf View Post
    I see what you did there.
    whud't me, spell check, (pinky swear) but even he has a sense of humor and gets it right sometimes...spooky!

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    There's about a 20% increase when compared with last year. We just hit the 1,100 mark yesterday. Over 800 of those have hit the trail in March alone.

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    Just out of curiosity, I wonder how many have already gotten off the trail?

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    I'm doing a 3 day section SOBO in northern SNP on hike naked day. It will be interesting to see how many NOBOs I pass.

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    Don't know exactly, but there have been quite a few who have gotten off trail already...some at the top of our stairs at Amicalola. :P
    Great blog site for new and/or female hikers! www.appalachiantrailclarity.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by twistwrist View Post
    Don't know exactly, but there have been quite a few who have gotten off trail already...some at the top of our stairs at Amicalola. :P
    Really? Wow.

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    from mollies ridge 3/28 I stayed the nightat the shelter, pretty full, on my way south to shuckstack I saw aout 20, some from birch spring early then a few from fontana I guess, a mixture of people with aout 20% older weather was very clear after monday til at least thursday, everyone quite concerned about mileage and time.

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    I am section hiking this Saturday April 2 from Deep Creek, NC to Dicks Creek, Ga. I will be heading South so I plan on counting thru hikers that I see/meet heading North. This can give a sample of hikers that started 4-6 days prior from Springer.


    I will update this thread next week with how many I count.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rafe View Post
    If so, that's a pattern that would repeat year after year, no?

    Depends on the timing of Easter which moves around.

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