[at-l] slow hikes schedule...

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the slow hikes are leaving springer on sundays, march 9th and march 30th, 2=
003.  it is up to you to get to springer.  we will meet at the end of the f=
irst day of hiking at mile 5.8 - hickory flatts - where we will stay the ni=
ght.  if you wish to hike the approach trail, start a day or two early from=
 amicalola falls state park.  there will be three more locations during the=
 hike for everyone to meet up - day 7 tray gap, day 13 rainbow springs camp=
ground, day 17 nantahala river - and we all finish at fontana on day 20.  o=
ther than that, we can spread out a bit.  you can take off on your own at a=
ny time...

day one - mile 5.8 - hickory flatts...

day two - mile 13.6 to 14.6 - anywhere from justus creek to gooch mtn shelt=
er...

day three - mile 20.0 to 22.9 - anywhere from woody gap to beyond granny to=
p mtn - drops and groceries in suches (mile 20.0)...

day four - mile 27.4 or 30.7 - slaughter gap or neels gap - hostel, outfitt=
er, groceries, drops, shower, laundry at neels...

day five - mile 37.1 or 41.3 - hogpen gap or low gap shelter...

day six - mile 46.3 to mile 48.5 - chattahoochee gap to blue mountain shelt=
er...

day seven - mile 55.1 - everyone at tray gap for feast - outfitter, drops, =
groceries, laundry - helen (mile 50.7, thumb 9 miles)...

day eight - mile 61.5 to mile 63.3 - addis gap to deep gap shelter...

day nine - mile 66.8 to 71.1 - dicks creek gap to plumorchard gap shelter -=
 drops, groceries, meals, motels, laundry in hiawasse (11.0 mile thumb from=
 dicks creek gap)...

day ten - mile 75.6 to 78.4 - bly gap to muskrat creek shelter...

day eleven - mile 83.3 to 87.7 - standing indian shelter to beech gap...

day twelve - mile 94.6 to 97.7 - betty creek gap to big spring shelter...

day thirteen - mile 103.7 - everyone together at wallace gap (1.2 mile walk=
 to rainbow springs campground - bunkhouse, groceries, shower, laundry)...

day fourteen - mile 110.5 to 113.5 - siler bald shelter to shot pouch trail=
 - franklin (10.0 mile thumb), groceries, outfitter...

day fifteen - mile 117.3 to 122.6 - campsites past wayah bald to cold sprin=
g shelter...

day sixteen - mile 126.2 to 128.4 - hostel at tellico gap to wesser bald sh=
elter...

day seventeen - mile 134.1 - everyone at nantahala river - bunkhouses, cabi=
ns, showers, laundry, meals, outfitter, drops, groceries, rafting...

day eighteen - mile 141.0 to 144.6 - sassafras gap shelter to locust cove g=
ap...

day nineteen - mile 150.1 to mile 156.2 - brown fork gap shelter to cable g=
ap shelter...

day twenty - mile 163.1 - everyone at fontana dam...

pittsburgh

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