[at-l] Hiking the AT using a car

[Jim Bullard]

To do it with one car you'd hike half the distance to the next road then
back to the car. Drive to the next crossing, hike to where you turned around
then back past the car half way to the next crossing, back to the car again,
etc. You would end up hiking the whole trail twice in a sectional yoyo
thruhike.

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Carla & Dave Hicks <daveh at psknet.com>
wrote:

> Curtis
>
> I've never heard of a way to do it solo with ONE vehicle.
>
> The Old RidgeRunner describes the classic "actually walking in one
> direction
> while moving in the other direction" -- using TWO vehicles.  I've did it
> once
> solo for a moderate section -- Pennsylvania.  Made resuply a breeze.  You
> are
> independent of others' time-lines and schedules. This was pre-cell phone,
> so
> there was no pressure to keep a schedule, myself, because a shuttle would
> be
> waiting, etc. If you do it, make a game out of not explaining what you are
> doing, as you keep meeting the same hikers (who are walking & hiking in the
> same direction.)  It's fun to watch them recognizing, guessing, and working
> up
> to ask.  At the end, I sold the "second" pick-up for more than I paid for
> it,
> including taxes.  But, then it was a junker.
>
> BTW -- If you solo, you need three vehicle and drivers to set it up at the
> beginning of the hike, unless a someone walks home/catches a bus/etc. --
> one
> driver for each vehicle you will be using, plus someone with a vehicle to
> drive whoever drove your second vehicle to the hike-back-to-point and left
> it
> there.  Generally, folk I have know to do this routine aren't solo, and
> there
> is no need for the third vehicle.
>
> BTW2 -- Also generally, folk I have know to do it, tend to do a fair amount
> of
> motel nights.  I did less that my other Pennsylvania hikes.
>
> Pennsylvania has lots of road crossings, for the most part the AT parallels
> roads (i.e., no BIG round-abouts from one trailhead to another) and parking
> was not much of a problem.  I wonder about the additional issues in more
> urban
> areas (NJ/NY) and in somewhat remote places like Maine where road access
> can
> be more challenging.
>
> Chainsaw
>
>  BTW -- if stamina is an issue, you might also consider one of the
> alternative
> schedules listed on the ATC site -- for a slower, less vertically
> challenged
> start.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curtis Balls" <curtishballs at yahoo.com>
> To: <at-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 12:09 AM
> Subject: [at-l] Hiking the AT using a car
>
>
> I'm  looking for any information on how to assist a hike on the AT using a
> car.  I don't mean car hiking.  I mean slackpacking without a support team,
> just myself.  Is it possible?  I need to start out really, really slow
> because
> of my knees and a weight issue that is a concern but not a crisis.    Any
> ideas, articles, books, guides, leads, experiences would be helpful.  Once
> I
> get my stamina back, I may loose the car.
>
> Thanks,
> Curtis
>
>
>
>
>
>
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