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trips - Long Trail (come for part of all of it)Trip Info
DescriptionThese dates are now pretty firm. Let me know how they work for you if you are interested in the trip. I plan on starting at the North End of the trail and hiking south. During the trip, I'll try to find a way to keep people posted if they are planning on jointing me at some time after the trip starts. If you are interested in starting together, please let me know. I'm hoping to do it in 19 days or less, but allowing 21 (including two mostly travel days). For a hike of this distance, we should be prepared to end up hiking at different paces - otherwise things will get tense as we hike too slow for some and too fast for others. I'll be bringing all the gear I need for a solo, and suggest you either link up with others, or also be prepared for a solo. I figure some people would be frustrated with my slow pace if they stuck with me, while others would be pissed that I was going for so many miles a day. Tentative plan: Day One: Mostly a travel day. Meet up at Shooting Star Shelter on July 25. I'm working 3-11:30 the night before and will take a bus into Vermont and get a ride to the trailhead from the bus station -the shelter is about 5.4 miles into the Long Trail, so it won't require a full day of hiking. Day Two: Jay camp (7/26) This is a short mileage day (7.2 miles) to allow people who didn't get to the Shooting Star on time to catch up. If there is no one signed on who hasn't made it, we could decide to go further than this. After this, I would try to do 14 miles/day on average, for me, that's about 10 hours a day of walking. Mileage will start lower and climb. If I finish early, I'll probably try to walk off a few miles of the Mass AT.
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Picture Albums Long Trail 28-31 July '05 (21 pics) - MarkO
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