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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Two-inch by six-inch vertical white paint blazes mark the trail. A double blaze—one above the other—is placed before turns, junctions, or other areas that require that hikers be alert. Blue blazes mark Appalachian side trails. Usually these lead to shelters, water supplies, or vistas. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Benton Mackaye, who envisioned and campaigned for the trail in the 1920s, recognized that"the ability to cope with nature directly—unshielded by the weakening wall of civilization—is one of the admitted needs of modern times." More than 70 years later, the Appalachian Trail pulls the imagination of millions stuck in the daily grind of the crowded eastern seaboard—and elsewhere. The trail beckons for us to get away. Spend a day, or a week, or a season on the trail. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Trail at a Glance[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Length: 2,160 miles
Route: Ridgelines of the Appalachian Mountains
Completion: 100%.
Hiker Purity: Pristine.
Partnership Organizations: Appalachian Trail Conference.
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I was reading up on it and they say the New England portion of the trail is the most demanding,believe it or not.
I read that the hardest is the begining (Georgia) and the end(NE).
I read this guy journal and its outstanding stuff,he did the whole 2000 miles took him 5 months 25 days averaging 12.5 miles per day.
What a great adventure.
Read another guy who did the whole thing and he weighed 220 at the begining and 165 at the end.Losing 55 lbs.
What a way to cleanse your mind and body.
I'm hiking part of it next year.
My dad did part of it the last year with some of my brothers and we were all supposed to go this year. However my dad got sick and died from a year long battle with cancer. But seeing how he liked hiking so much me and my brothers are going for 4 days next year including on the day he died, and were going to scatter some of his ashes when we get to the top of clingmans dome, which is the highest point of the trail.
My dad did part of it the last year with some of my brothers and we were all supposed to go this year. However my dad got sick and died from a year long battle with cancer. But seeing how he liked hiking so much me and my brothers are going for 4 days next year including on the day he died, and were going to scatter some of his ashes when we get to the top of clingmans dome, which is the highest point of the trail.
Good for you Easy.
I'm just getting into it.I'm going to try to go a few days on the trail in western Ma. to see if I like itnext spring/summer.I'm going to do a few day trips before the end of the year if the weather holds up.
I daydream about doing the whole thing some year.It would be great to getaway from all the bullshit for 6 mos.Trying to find what kind of training regiment is needed and a what level of fitness you should be at.
I'm just getting into it.I'm going to try to go a few days on the trail in western Ma. to see if I like itnext spring/summer.I'm going to do a few day trips before the end of the year if the weather holds up.
I daydream about doing the whole thing some year.It would be great to getaway from all the bullshit for 6 mos.Trying to find what kind of training regiment is needed and a what level of fitness you should be at.
Used to go up (from NYC) alot in the Adirondacks. Climbed about half (23) of the "high peaks" there and tons of trails inbetween.
My most rewarding outdoor experiance was riding my bike (not motorcycle) with a bunch of friends from Seattle to San Francisco on the coast, camping out at various camp sites along the way. Took a little over a month.
Oregon coast is amazing.
My most rewarding outdoor experiance was riding my bike (not motorcycle) with a bunch of friends from Seattle to San Francisco on the coast, camping out at various camp sites along the way. Took a little over a month.
Oregon coast is amazing.
