[at-l] Intro

[Art MacAilein]

Howdy!
I've joined this list in hopes of talking with folks who have hiked or 
are planning to hike the AT, be they thru-hikers, section hikers, day 
hikers, or what have you.
I myself have only enjoyed about a mile or so of the Appalachian Trail. 
I've lived in Kentucky about eight years now, but I grew up in Georgia 
and spent much of my time in the Appalachians of North Georgia. Camping 
at Noontootla Creek, where the A.T. passes through (this is near Long 
Creek Falls, if you're familiar with the area), I fell in love with the 
idea of the trail, hiking little bits of it in either direction during 
my camping trips. I've visited Amicalola Falls State Park numerous 
times, always wishing I could just take off up that approach trail and 
head on down the A.T.
I'm planning a thru-hike for 2010. I'm an obsessive planner, and I love 
listening to and reading accounts of folks' A.T. experiences. I look 
forward to being a part of this list.

-- 
Leis gach deagh dhùrachd,
Art MacAilein

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