I have been thinking about doing the AT for some years now and will be graduating next may so I figured after I graduate would be a great time to do from Georgia to DC. I have never done any hiking trips of more than a day trip (12 miles in 7 hours). So any and all advice is welcome and appreciated.
Several things I have been thinking about hunting to supplement my food and buy the rest along the way. Also I love my Chacos and would like to go in them if possible. My only pack is a camelbak with a 2L bladder and 150 in3(I think) pouch. I use it to bring a light jacket and a pull apart fishing pole.
I would like to do some weekend hikes this summer. Where within 3 hours of south atlanta that are good training hikes for the section Im doing?