[at-l] Start date

[DJ Nightwalker]

I'm with Art. Start on tax day, and roll into Damascus on Jun 1. Much less
crowdier.

On Sat, Feb 2, 2019, 12:38 PM Art Cloutman <art at crystalacresnh.com wrote:

>
> People used to start the AT northbound in early May.  Then April became
> the time to start but as the trail became more popular nobos chose March to
> avoid the crowds.  Now many have pushed to early March and February. Colder
> weather and short days makes this a bit tougher hike.  I think mid April is
> ideal.  Finish in October getting the best Fall Foliage colors and an end
> to bugs.  Have a great hike.
> Art Cloutman
> 1-(603)-998-4883
>
>
> > On Feb 2, 2019, at 7:55 AM, Felix <athiker at smithville.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2/1/2019 10:22 PM, Black Wolfe wrote:
> >> Generally average daily mileages are lower on the AT.  Also many hikers
> get wrapped up in the "social" scene and take a lot of zero days. Therefore
> it often takes longer than the PCT.
> >>
> >> Black Wolfe, AKA; Bruce W.
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 2/1/19 9:58 PM, Brian Watt wrote:
> >>> I went to atcamp.org and registered. There I saw that most NOBO
> people leave mid-March. Why? I've hiked the PCT and most NOBO people leave
> mid-April to make sure they complete in September before snow in
> Washington. Is there a reason most AT hikers starts when they do? I'm
> clueless. Tartan
> >>>
> > Yeah, I would use the 'most AT hikers start' as a reference for when to
> not start. I would personally rather be in front of the crowds. Or, WAY
> behind. As for the actual reason 'they' start mid-March, I think it
> sometime has to do with 'Spring' and the feeling the weather has broken and
> will be good from then on (also true of April, however)
> >
> > Felix J
> >
> > ME-->GA '98
> >
> >
> >
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