[at-l] North to South.

[stephensadams at hotmail.com (Steve Adams)]

Wendy,

Reference your post, dated 5-9-03.

You addressed the question, “Do many thru-hike North to South?  What month 
would it be wise to begin?”  You answered, “I vote for starting in the 
middle and going north, then go back to the middle and go south.  This way 
you get the best weather.”

Two things:

1)  There are those who will argue that any hiker who does not start at one 
terminus and end at the other isn’t qualified to call his hike a Thru-Hike, 
or himself a Thru-Hiker.  I’m not one of them but they do exist.  I also 
don’t really care what these people think.  But, there will be hikers who 
become upset when they are “disqualified.”

2)  Why not start at the middle and hike south?  You then have two options: 
return to the middle and finish in Maine, or; go to Katahdin and finish in 
the middle.  This schedule would allow you an earlier start, and less 
concern with daily mileage.

Steve

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