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Re: Quick question & intro from novice
On Sun, 11 Feb 1996, Bryan Gene Cable wrote:
> I consider my friends and I to be physically fit (we all run
> cross-country during the fall and crew during the other seasons) but we've
> never taken hiking trips. The question: For young, fit persons who are
> novices to hiking, what is a good estimate for the distance we could tackle
> in a day if we aren't looking to break any speed records or anything? What
> about the "average" hiker?
>
> -Bryan Cable
>
>
Bryan -
Your question acted as an incentive for me to finally tabulate my daily
mileages. Below is my '94 trip. The '95 trip data will be posted shortly.
Background: I'm in my late 30's, hiking alone, with years of backpacking
experience but not in particularly top shape starting out. My pack was
probably 10 to 20 pounds too heavy (estimated weight was about 55 pounds
down to 40 pounds depending on quantity of food and water at any one
time). I carried a tent but as you can see stayed mostly in shelters.
Note I only blue-blazed once that summer. The dates refer to the evening
I stopped.
I met plenty of younger people doing 20-mile-plus days pretty regularly.
Perhaps with a lighter pack ('96 !!!) I can do so.
A.T. MILEAGES SUMMER '94, JRB
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point >N mi. date day mi. comments
----------------------------------------------------------
Springer Mtn. 0 7/6/94 stayed at S.M. Sh.
Gooch Gap Sh. 16.1 7-Jul 16.1
Blood Mtn. Sh. 28.3 8-Jul 12.2
Low Gap Sh. 41.3 9-Jul 13
Tray Mtn. Sh. 56.2 10-Jul 14.9
Plumorchard Gp. 71.1 11-Jul 14.9
Standing Indian 83.2 12-Jul 12.1
Wallace Gp/RSC 103.7 13-Jul 10 blue blazed to Rainbow Spr
Cold Spring Sh. 122.6 14-Jul 18.9
Nantahala Riv. 134.1 15-Jul 11.5 NOC, stayed two nights
Brwn. Fk. Gp. S 151.2 17-Jul 17.1
Fontana Hilton 163.7 18-Jul 12.5
Birch Spr. Sh. 169.6 19-Jul 5.9 enter GSMNP
Spence Fld. Sh. 179.6 20-Jul 10
Silars Bald Sh. 191.4 21-Jul 11.8
Icewater Spr. S 206.9 22-Jul 15.5
Tri-Corner Knob 219.5 23-Jul 12.6
Big Crk. Cmpgd. 234 24-Jul 14.5
Groundhog Ck.Sh 245 25-Jul 11 leave GSMNP
Roaring Fk. Sh. 256.2 26-Jul 11.2
Hot Springs 270.8 27-Jul 14.6 stayed two nights
Spring Mtn. Sh. 281.7 29-Jul 10.9
Jerry Cabin Sh. 297.2 30-Jul 15.5
Hogback Rdg. Sh 312 31-Jul 14.8
Bald Mtn. Sh. 321.7 1-Aug 9.7
No Business Kb 331.8 2-Aug 10.1
Nolichucky Rv. 337.5 3-Aug 5.7 end of '94 trip
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