[at-l] 2,000 + 167 + what?

[greyowl@rcn.com (greyowl@rcn.com)]

The trail that you hike next year will probaly not be the same trail that p=
eople hiked last year.  I worked on a relo this year.  Relos happen all of =
the time.  I am trying to hike the whole AT a section at a time.  I wanted =
this to be a 'pure' hike so I was also hiking the relo's when they were com=
pleted.  Gave up.  I ain't going to worry about it.

Grey Owl
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> From: Jan Leitschuh <janl2@mindspring.com>
> Date: 2002/12/10 Tue PM 10:45:08 EST
> To: AT-List <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Subject: [at-l] 2,000 + 167 + what?
>
>
>
> Along these lines:
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> > Knowing that the "2,000 miler" designation for the trail by the ATC is =
call=3D
> > ed such because of tradition, and is about 170 miles short of the prese=
nt a=3D
> > ctual distance, I wonder how many additional miles the average hiker pr=
obab=3D
> > ly covers from one end of the trail to another because of trips to shel=
ters=3D
> > , off trail hiking to towns, scenic overlooks, etc.?
>
> Does anyone really know the actual length of the Trail these days. We kee=
p
> repeating the same old 2,168-mile figure despite numerous relos and such.
>
> I know Del Doc was surveying the AT last year with a GPS for the ATC, I
> think. Does anyone here know anything about that?
>
> Not that it matters, but it would be interesting to know just how far I w=
as
> hoping to walk next year...
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