[at-l] Hijer Stats

[Bob C." <ellen@clinic.net (Bob C.)]

According to ATC at Harpers Ferry:

>Approximately 2150 northbound thru-hikers started at Springer.
>Of those, 687 reached Harpers Ferry, and an estimated 375 will finish.
>On average, thru-hikers reached Harpers Ferry noticably earlier
>than usual, and can be expected to reach Katahdin sooner earlier
>than usual.
>
>Overall, the northbound thru-hiker numbers from 2002 are down
>about 9% from last year.
>
>A few dozen of those 2150 northbound thru-hikers will morph
>into flip-flop thru-hikers.
>

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