[at-l] Christmas week hike questions

[daveh@psknet.com (Dave Hicks)]

Not quite in your parameters, but if you come up to the Pearisburg area
(going either South into the SW VA area, or North into the Central VA area),
I'll be available to shuttle for you.

Chainsaw

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1017 PM EST WED DEC 19 2001

UPDATED WORDING AND LOWS OVERNIGHT

...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...

.OVERNIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW FLURRIES LATE.  WINDY WITH
LOWS FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S.  NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35
MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY.  WINDY WITH HIGHS NEAR 40.  NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH
EARLY...THEN 15 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR AND BRISK.  LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.  HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR.  LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.  HIGHS NEAR 50.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY.  LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN.  HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
CLOUDY.  LOWS IN THE MID 30S AND HIGHS NEAR 40.
.CHRISTMAS AND WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY.  LOWS IN THE MID 20S AND HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S.



----- Original Message -----
From: Delita Wright <delita@mindspring.com>
To: atl <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:22 PM
Subject: [at-l] Christmas week hike questions


> Am homing in on a trip plan for next week.
>
> To refresh: first *real* (AT) hike in 2.4 years, overweight,
> out of shape, but in better shape than I was in last time
> (first time) I did 3 days on the GA AT.   Love winter hiking
> but not really prepared to slog through ice and snow.  Thanks
> especially to those who have already given help, particularly
> Hopeful and Woodelf.
>
> Please offer suggestions on where to hike.  Parameters are 4
> days, 3 nights, NC to S. VA area, about 18-24 miles total,
> depending on exertion level.  Am currently looking at Max
> Patch to Hot Springs, or Mt. Rogers.  I've never hiked in
> these areas.
>
> Need a place to leave the car, and either do a loop or get a
> shuttle.  Planning to leave ASAP, which may be Christmas Eve
> or Christmas day.  (My family is doing Christmas at New Year's
> this year.)
>
> Thanks very much!
> Delita
>
> --
> Delita Wright
> Chapel Hill, NC
>
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