[at-l] Newbie Preparation

[DTimm65344@aol.com (DTimm65344@aol.com)]

In a message dated 06/03/02 9:08:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, greyowl@rcn.com 
writes:


> A nice way of doing a section hike, but they hadn't even bother to read the 
> trail guides, the data book, or the companion!They will finally be heading 
> off into New Jersey and I will no longer be shuttling them.  The last 
> shuttle was yesterday and I left them with all of the information about the 
> trail between lehigh gap and delaware water gap (reliable source of water, 
> resupply point, motels, hospitals etc).  I spent more time planning a day 
> trip then they did for planning a month long section hike.  Yes, mileage 
> goals are unrelistic, but one should plan for enmergencies.  Where ae the 
> bail out points, what happens if?, how do I resupply, and how will I get 
> home?
> 

Grey Owl -

I agree.  I would say that what they did does not even rate being called a 
"concept."  Per my latest trip report, I knew RSC was my bailout and that 
sitting with the maps in Franklin would allow us to hatch an alternate hiking 
concept for the last half of the week (i.e. - walk south and down from Wayah, 
not north and up to Wayah).

Black&blue



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