[at-l] Early Section Planning Damascus to Allen Gap in November

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

Thanks for the advice. The back surgery appears pretty much a non-issue, at 
least until another bulge turns into a disc extrusion. The knee injury was 
simply the problem of being out of shape while going too fast on a long 
down hill. It was an identical injury/pain experienced on my first adult AT 
hike with probably 50-60 pounds for a Memorial Day weekend stroll from 
Horsepen Gap to Springer.

I'll probably use Naprosyn/Aleve for analgesia, as it last longer and is 
much lighter for benefit. Then again, a little opiate might be nice for the 
evening. ;-)

I'm beginning to recognize that the Databook is often more helpful than a 
map. I'll also grab a copy of the ALDHA Companion on the area.

OrangeBug

At 10:06 PM 8/25/2004 -0400, Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
>Leaving Damacus to Hampton or the first 50 miles or so should be fairly 
>easy.   After that there's some fairly strenuous hiking involved.  Coming 
>off back surgery and a knee injury I wouldn't push too fast or far.
>
>Take two Ibuprofen each evening and let your body be your guide.  There's 
>are plenty of places to bail out if need be.
>
>Sly