[at-l] Heading to the AT (NOT political!)

[thornel at attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Cooper Gap is midway between Horsepen Gap and G (I can't recall right now) 
Gap, with the Cooper Gap Road heading down toward Dahlonega past the Ranger 
Camp at Fort Merritt. It you are at the paved road into Suches, you are 
either near G(New shelter) Gap or at Woody Gap if it is the main road.

If you mean Woody Gap, then GooseCreek Cabins, Vogel State Park or 
Blairsville works as a very convenient base for your wife. The new hostel 
would be a good choice, also.

Bill....

At 07:29 AM 7/15/2004 -0500, Mark Bayern wrote:
>W F Thorneloe wrote:
>
>>Starting at Cooper Gap means that your wife or someone already knows the 
>>FS 42 and other roads pretty well. I'd encourage her to consider making 
>>one of the hostels a base camp.
>
>Maybe I've confused the gaps (again).  We are starting where we left off 
>-- at the paved road into Suches.  Yes we know FS 42 and other FS 
>'roads'.  The first year we took FS roads from Dalhonega to the parking 
>lot on FS42 -- _not_ recommended for a family sedan.