[at-l] schedule for March Forth 2001

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Excuse me, but we both agree on this! Now, I'm not trying to drive 3-4 
hours from Atlanta and start at NFG, but will have driven Friday AM, given 
my car for a shuttle Saturday, and arranged a ride about noon on Sunday. 
Depending on the situation, I'd expect to stealth camp somewhere near 
Peck's Corner, but just can't stand the idea of walking only 3 miles to 
Icewater Shelter to start.

I've made low mileage days as I get further toward Hot Springs and Sam's 
Gap, with the idea that there will be ample wiggle room for a more flexible 
schedule. If I have good legs, I might try for Nollichucky. If I have 
average legs, Allen Gap might be as far as I get. If the weather is bad, I 
might get to find out about helicopter evacuations.

But your points are exactly on beam. I've decided to never plan more than 8 
miles per day on any weekend hike for exactly the reasons you state. Even 
if HATT2001 occurs, I'll look for a shorter hike than 30+ miles I didn't 
complete last year. I know if I get into a hurry with my hiking plan, I 
might as well have stayed at home and driven in rush hour traffic.

OrangeBug

At 04:22 PM 2/12/2001 -0500, mtn0613@mail.newnanutilities.org wrote:
>...The next morning the same thing happens, now throw in some bad 
>weather... You can see where this is leading, now I am upset with myself, 
>I am behind schedule, I am ashamed of myself for not being in thru-hiker 
>form after only two or three days on the trail and have completely 
>forgotten why I am out here in the first place, which is to enjoy my time 
>in the mountains and the AT. I would get home and feel like my hike was 
>unsuccessful, finally I realized that this line of thinking was just silly 
>on my part.