Re: [at-l] direction choice summary

[Forrest.Borre@walgreens.com]

Al (Draggin' Anchor) said:
>I've been seriously thinking for more than a year now about the direction to
>go and am finding that it is the avoidance of seasonal nuisances - especially
>the black flies so notorious on the N->S hikes and the hordes of
>northbounders in the spring - that is most influencing my thinking.

On any given March or April day, how many people start  N>S?   Are the numbers
bad enough to make the trail seen crowded and the shelters always full?




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