Re: [at-l] Hiking in the Smokies

-- DaRedhead@aol.com wrote:
> Yes, the dates are pretty much set in stone.  We'll be hitting the Trail
> midday on the 29th, and looking for a shuttle back to the vehicle on the
> 2nd. 

BTW, if there's snow on the trail, or icy parts, or a cold snap, or high
crosswind (and these are all a 50/50 crapshoot, methinks), you mph can
quickly drop from 2mph going easy to 1mph pushing it, and given your
daylight will range from 7:00am to 5:00pm, and how *everything* takes
longer in the cold... I'd either plan for sub10 days... or keep that
flashlight handy.

Nighthiking that ridge WAS something to behold...........

Sloetoe
(who broke camp promptly at 10:00am every morning over Thanksgiving,
much to Stitches amusement/chagrin.... And went to sleep "Plunk!"
"ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!" promptly upon entering sleeping bag device thing every
nighty.)



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T.Roosevelt 4/23/10

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