[at-l] doing AT without a partner

[gabriel schneck]

Hey,  I'm starting the end of may or first week of june and intend on
haveing plenty of time finishing.  I'll cya.

Gabriel

2008/2/7 Arthur Gaudet <rockdancer97 at comcast.net>:

>  I was hiking in '07 from late May to June 20, going South from Hot
> Springs, NC. Hardly anyone was going south at that time, but I met hikers
> every day who were going north. No one thought they were going to get to
> Maine, some just wanted to see how far they could go, do a section, etc.
> --RockDancer
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* at-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:at-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> *On Behalf Of *Ken Bennett
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:57 PM
> *To:* tanya petrova
> *Cc:* at-l at backcountry.net
> *Subject:* Re: [at-l] doing AT without a partner
>
>
>   Here's my predicament: my friend will not be able to hike with me. So
> > i'll be doing it alone. I am familiar and fine with lack of comfort,
> > physical exhaustion, dehydration, and other attractions of the trail, but
> > the one thing I am seriously afraid of is being alone during the night. So,
> > what should I do? How does one find a partner?
> >  I plan on going South to North. The earliest I can start would be in
> > the second half of May, and by that time all thruhikers will have left
> > Georgia far behind. Any advice (other than start in Maine)? Does anybody
> > ever start this late from Georgia?
> >
>
> Tanya,
>
> There are plenty of people on the Trail in the south during May and June.
> Sure, the through-hikers are mostly gone, but you'll find plenty of college
> students and others. While you still might have a shelter to yourself
> occasionally, for the most part you won't be alone.
>
> Your other option is to start in Damascus and hike North. Then you'll be
> in the middle of the thru-hiker group. May is a fine time to hike in
> Virginia.
>
> Or, as you point out, start in Maine in early June.
>
> Happy trails.
>
> --Ken
>
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