Re: [at-l] Apropos of Nothing in Particular---

[WHHAWKINS@aol.com]

That was used to get a thru-hiker backcountry permit for the GSMNP. A 
thru-hiker was defined as a hiker who had started more then 50 from the PARK 
and was hiking at lease 50 beyond the PARK. This only was for the GSMNP. A 
thru-hiker did not have to get a shelter reservation and could tent outside 
the shelter, if it was full. Non-thru-hikers had to get a reservation and 
could not tent outside the shelter.

Wildbill
GA to ME '89
GA to ME to GA '92-'93

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In a message dated 9/30/99 1:12:16 AM EDT, lwbooher@evansville.net writes:

<< When I first started hiking, for purposes of space in shelters in the 
Smokies and elsewhere, a through-hiker was defined as being a hiker who had 
started more than 50 miles before the shelter and intended to hike at least 
50 miles beyond it.  Does anyone else remember that definition?  I haven't 
seen it written anywhere in some time now, so maybe that's one way the trail 
has changed.  >>

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