Re: [at-l] Hiking Plans

["W F Thorneloe, MD (Domain will change soon to attglobal.net)" <thornel@ibm.net>]

With all the other BS we've been writing about, you have given a trail 
question and gotten NADA!

Okay, for end of March. much depends on the type of hiking you want, and 
the amount of people you will want to walk with. March still is bad 
weather, frequently, even in GA. The is beginning to be the end of the big 
push of Northbounders out of Springer. Of course, if you are skilled in 
winter hiking, you could still find a good hike further north, but with 
fewer people to walk with.

I took a week off last Spring and walked up near Springer and blended in 
with the thru-hikers. It was a fun experience, that I heartily recommend. 
There is a bit of Spring Break/party feel, as well as the focus of enjoying 
and learning of your hike. I got to meet a number of folks I never heard of 
before or since (anyone know how far Shagbark of Tampa made it?), and it 
really infected me with the desire to do the Big Walk someday. I think you 
could jump in anywhere between Springer and Fontana and do well, with 
limited severe weather risk (other than wind). Of course, this region of 
the trail is full of PUDs, but is a great deal of fun.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 01:11 PM 12/11/1999 -0800, Leah Marguerite Iknayan wrote:
>I am hoping to do a section of the AT next spring.  Late March to be exact.
>I need some help making my plans.  What is the best section of the trail to
>hike that time of year?  We would like to do about 40 miles over the course
>of 4 days.  Any information that you could pass along to me would be very
>helpful.

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