[at-l] Re: Toughest hikes/sections

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

I suspect your perception of the approach trail is influenced by where you 
regularly hike...  If you regularly hike in the mountains of NH and ME, then 
you will probably find the approach trail rather nice (except for the road 
walk portion going to the top of the falls).  I know I enjoyed it when I 
started my thruhike.

But, then a lot of hikers also thought the last bit climbing to the top of 
Albert Mountain was hard and couldn't imagine doing that for a few thousand 
feet.  That little section is pretty representative of long stretches of 
trail while hiking in the Whites.

As for the toughest stretches I encountered on the AT?  I have bad knees and 
probably shouldn't be hiking at all.  The only time my knees really hurt 
were during the the descents off Madison and Katahdin.

As always, YMMV,

Mara
Stitches, GAME99

>From: "Bob Wardecker" <athiker@pa.net>
>Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:33:55 -0400
>
>I think I am a bit different from other people. I loved the approach to
>Springer. Was not difficult at all to me. But then it may have been the
>anticipation of starting my thru attempt.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "William Neal" <nealb@midlandstech.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 12:58 PM
>
>
> > ...
> >
> > I've heard a lot of people compare the "approach" trail to "boot camp".
> > What do y'all think?

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