[at-l] Newb on the loose - the questions begin

[TrailR at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/23/2006 4:34:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, park at vt.edu 
writes:
Also, why are you planning an early March departure?  More snow means 
more work/calories.  
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Also means more time to get to Katahdin (good for old peopel like me...).
Of course, snow hiking is a blast, so I'm not 
knocking it.  Alcohol stoves can be slightly more temperature-finicky 
than gas stoves, but I'd never carry anything other than alcohol except 
for pure dead-of-winter car camping. 
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Yup!


Serious about the Ruck though.
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Gotta agree here too. 
Also:

Read Jim's (Bald Eagle) Thru hiking papers.
http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/THP%20top.html

Not as good as talking to Jim & Ginny in person (they're awesome),
but lots of good information. The realities if the trail.


Hoplite
Hotdog AT 03 
A Hoplite wannabe... ;-)