[at-l] short section

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@ibm.net>]

I am planning a short section the 2nd week of March as my high school 
senior and her mom are heading to the Caribbean and I have about 10 days 
available to take a walk. Currently, I am toying with Neel's Gap to 
Franklin, NC. I've considered a trip to Virginia, flying into Dulles and 
getting a ride to a point in NOVA (?Harper's Ferry) and down to I-64 near 
Charlottesville. I'm concerned about becoming a member of the crowd of 
"real thru-hikers" and do not wish to be in the middle of a traffic jam (I 
live in Atlanta and get quite enough of that).

What sort of weather would be likely in VA in the next 4 weeks? Are there 
services (small stores) convenient to the trail as we have in GA and NC?

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA
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