I Want to Hike the Appalachian Trail
Title says it all tbh, I've always wanted to do long hikes, and I started reading Bil Bryson's A Walk in The Woods, which led to me setting my mind on hiking the AT.
22-25, M
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Moniqueinspring · 56-60, F
@Glasambyth1878, Katahkin took us about 11 horus round trip .. my cousin is also a cyclist and swimmer and she went with me. We kept a steady pace and didn't stop much. We have found in the past it's better not to sit and rest but stay standing, take a drink, and eat samll amounts as we go. We were in pretty shape and it wasn't too bad . ... Katahdin is often socked in with clouds .. so you have to watch the weather.
@JQuest7575 - If you read Bill Bryson's book, the 100 mile wilderness is very wet, having you cross a lot streams .. in fact that part of Maine has a lot of wet areas . . . I think in his book, he and his partner would strip naked and carry their packs over their heads ... the warnings are probably right about having food for ten days ..
If you have the time to do the AT, then go for it ...
@JQuest7575 - If you read Bill Bryson's book, the 100 mile wilderness is very wet, having you cross a lot streams .. in fact that part of Maine has a lot of wet areas . . . I think in his book, he and his partner would strip naked and carry their packs over their heads ... the warnings are probably right about having food for ten days ..
If you have the time to do the AT, then go for it ...
JQuest7575 · 41-45, M
Read the book as well; but I learned long beforehand about the AT and thru-hikes and the internal communities from an airline magazine. Needless to say I was hooked from then on. I'm hoping to go on a thru-hike here in a few years. Spend the months hiking and sleeping in my hammock under the stars. I keep a framed map of the AT in the hallway as a reminder of my goal.
@Moniqueinspring. If you are going to hit the 100-Mile Wilderness just remember, at each end of the trail there are signs that say do not enter unless you have at least 10-days worth of food, water, and supply.
@Moniqueinspring. If you are going to hit the 100-Mile Wilderness just remember, at each end of the trail there are signs that say do not enter unless you have at least 10-days worth of food, water, and supply.
Moniqueinspring · 56-60, F
yes, just wanted you to know that they dropped out somewhere in Virginia, and section hiked after that ... but it gives a good account of what it's like to hike it day after day . . .
I've done parts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts ... my girlfriend and I have been talking about maybe doing the "100 mile wilderness" in Maine. I've already climbed Katadhin so that chunk is done..
Monique
I've done parts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts ... my girlfriend and I have been talking about maybe doing the "100 mile wilderness" in Maine. I've already climbed Katadhin so that chunk is done..
Monique
Moniqueinspring · 56-60, F
Glasambyth1878 · 22-25, M
Ahh nice, you're lucky to live close enough to be able to do it, I'm from the uk so it's a long way for me to be able to do it.
What was katahdin like to do?
Evan
What was katahdin like to do?
Evan
Glasambyth1878 · 22-25, M
Yeah I have, have you read it?