Re: [at-l] Handy Thru-hike Calculator

["Cora Drake" <cora_drake@hotmail.com>]

Neatly done!

And pretty interesting.  A day off makes the hiker one day later reaching 
Katahdin.  But average .2 of a mile more per day and get there about THREE 
days earlier.  Did I work that right?  Go the extra mile every day and pick 
up a couple of weeks?  Lots can be read into that, like "don't worry; it's 
not that hard to pick up lost time -- rest, play, get off and take care of 
business if you need to."  Another thing that comes to mind is the value of 
going beyond the logical shelter some of the time.  Joining other hikers for 
dinner, but hiking out a bit before camping for the night.  Cuts down on 
sleeping with mice, snoring, crowding... and takes a nice tuck in the 
calendar.

Thanks!

Just Playin' Jane

>From: "Tom Janofsky" <twj175@voicenet.com>
>To: "At-L" <at-l@backcountry.net>
>Subject: [at-l] Handy Thru-hike Calculator
>Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:37:09 -0500
>
>
>Hi:
>
>I'm in the process of planning a thru-hike for this coming spring (and this
>email is a backhanded way of letting that slip out to even more people...)
>and as part of the fun I've decided to put some tools together for my own
>use (and anyone else who might be doing the same, or just interested in
>wasting time at work ;)
>
>The following link is for an applet that figures out estimated completion
>days based on days off, miles per day, start date, etc.  Adjusting any of
>those impacts your finish date.  Adjust the finish date and it will show 
>you
>what the mileage goes up to.  You'll need to have Java enabled on your
>browser to see it.
>
>http://www.geocities.com/tomjanofsky/at/ATDateApplet.html
>
>All of the code is on the page btw - for anyone else interested in that 
>sort
>of thing.  Comments and suggestions are welcome.
>
>I've been thinking about do some more of these to reduce the repetitiveness
>of doing worksheets. I've never liked worksheets.
>
>
>Enjoy,
>	Tom Janofsky
>
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