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Re: [at-l] southbounding
STEPHANIE TYNDALL wrote:
> lots is written on the AT and lots is said about the difficulties of
> southbounding, but there's little word from those who've done it...
>
It may be 20 years old, but the very first journal I read,the thing that got me
hooked was the Moak's journal
of 1997. It may not be helpful to you for planing
purposes, but it's a really great read.
And my best wishes to you heading southbound this
year. The damage to the trail from the ice storm
sounds terrible and will require a herculean effort to
clear your way.
Last year we had a couple named the Smiths who
planned a ME>GA. After a frustrating wait for
Baxter to open they switched to a Springer start
and after a couple rough weeks, were never heard
from here again. I've always regrted their bad luck,
both for them and selfishly, for me,
because I was interested in reading of the southbound trip.
The Moak's Journal http://www.fallingwater.com/
> I'm doing a southbound (hoping to enter Baxter on 5/18/97 - if it's open).
> So given that I am doing this - (the 100 mile wilderness sounds like
> heaven) - I would appreciate any sage advice from those who've been before
> me... you know things like - hints on detering the black fly population,
> changes in the listed water sources because of the difference in the times
> you'll be at specific points on the trail, trail town services not
> available because of the alternate times, etc....
>
> since the registers on my end may be deplete at that time of year, i'm
> trying to gather any tidbits i can gleen before departing... so thanks
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