[at-l] Appalachian Trail

[orangebug74@yahoo.com (Orange Bug)]

Welcome. As a few of us return from a somewhat social/planning get
together, you may get a few responses. Have a seat at the fire and
introduce the beau. Want a smashmellow?

I hope you have been to the Appalachian Trail Conference website
(atconf.org I believe) to get some of this information. If you are
planning to go SOBO, know that you can't start much before 5/15/02 when
Baxter State Park often opens. The money issue depends a great deal on
gear choices and the sort of town time and food options you make. 

You might want to discuss more specific your current hiking and camping
gear and experiences, and then I'll bet you get more specific and
helpful advice.

Bill...

--- Kathryn Vercillo <wildkat1811@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi!!  My name is Kathryn and I got your e-mail address off of the
> Appalachian Trail website.  My boyfriend and I are seriously
> considering hiking it this year and I am interested in hearing from a
> few people who are familiar with it.  I have several questions at the
> present time, and I'm sure more will arise as we keep planning.  I
> suppose the initial questions that I have are:
>     Since we are not sure if we'll be able to afford to start by
> April, when would be the best time to start if we do it southbound?
>      How much money is this going to take?
>      What do we really ned to bring with us, as far as food and
> clothes and general camping supplies go?
>       What else do I need to know?

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