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[epcotisbest]

 

[epcotisbest]

@21stamps I highly recommend this book. The movie of the same name, not so much.

 

[21stamps]

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Where does it start?

I have to say, while hiking today, and going off the main trail, it was a lot more relaxed knowing that I didn’t have to look out for bears or venomous snakes!

 

[21stamps]

@21stamps I highly recommend this book. The movie of the same name, not so much.

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Ha! And there’s a bear.

Thank you for the recommendation, I will read it.

 

[epcotisbest]

Where does it start?

I have to say, while hiking today, and going off the main trail, it was a lot more relaxed knowing that I didn’t have to look out for bears or venomous snakes!

It starts at a place called Springer Mountain, about 40 miles from Helen.

 

[brifraz]

We’ve just recently got into it.. in the past year or so. I don’t have hiking shoes yet, so I might not qualify as a serious hiker ... but we try to continue finding new places to go. We did do part of the Appalachian Trail when at Red River Gorge... but not 10 miles, we left the park early due to a ruptured ear drum.
It’s like several hundred miles long, right?

The AT is about 2100 miles long. It starts (or ends depending on your perspective) here in Georgia.

@21stamps I highly recommend this book. The movie of the same name, not so much.

The full Appalachian Trail is a dream that I know I will never get to enjoy fulfilling. But, I hope to be able to do a number of different chunks of it (already done a little bit here and there). Our family hikes tend to just be 5ish miles, but sometimes will get up to 10 or so. Hikes with my friend tend to be more in the 10 mile range. Just like a day at Epcot, right?!

Bill Bryson is one of my top 5 or so authors to read. "In a Sunburned Country" was my first, but "A Walk in the Woods" was my second by him. Now I've read just about everything he's written (Short History of Nearly Everything was a bit slow...) - his books on the English language are a lot of fun.

 

[brifraz]

It starts at a place called Springer Mountain, about 40 miles from Helen.

I always think of it as ending there... regional bias? Oh... wait, I live right in the middle somewhere.

 

[epcotisbest]

I always think of it as ending there... regional bias? Oh... wait, I live right in the middle somewhere.

Yeah, well either way, it can't start in the middle.

 

[21stamps]

I just went back and looked at my photos from Red River Gorge, I thought I had a photo of a plaque stating the Appalachian Trail.. don’t see it. Am I hallucinating? Does the Appalachian Trail go thru that area in Kentucky?

 

[epcotisbest]

The full Appalachian Trail is a dream that I know I will never get to enjoy fulfilling. But, I hope to be able to do a number of different chunks of it (already done a little bit here and there). Our family hikes tend to just be 5ish miles, but sometimes will get up to 10 or so. Hikes with my friend tend to be more in the 10 mile range. Just like a day at Epcot, right?!

Bill Bryson is one of my top 5 or so authors to read. "In a Sunburned Country" was my first, but "A Walk in the Woods" was my second by him. Now I've read just about everything he's written (Short History of Nearly Everything was a bit slow...) - his books on the English language are a lot of fun.

Bryson is one of my favorites. A Walk in the Woods, for me, is laugh out loud funny in parts. In a Sunburned Country a bit more serious but still a fun read.

 

[donaldtoo]

It was 92 degrees outside today and is 85 degrees outside now. Strong storms are going to happen soon before turning into thunderstorms.

This was our weather earlier today...I always love when I see that the feels like is lower than the actual temp...!!!!!

 

[epcotisbest]

I just went back and looked at my photos from Red River Gorge, I thought I had a photo of a plaque stating the Appalachian Trail.. don’t see it. Am I hallucinating? Does the Appalachian Trail go thru that area in Kentucky?

The AT does not go through Kentucky.

 

[21stamps]

Here’s what I found.. but I swear I remember Appalachian Trail too. Maybe I’m mistaken.

Notice we’re reading about bears in the first photo.. BUT, i wasn’t as nervous at the Gorge, there was a lot more people on the trails. We went several hours in Georgia without seeing another soul.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Yeah, well either way, it can't start in the middle.

Hogwash lots of people do what they call a "flip-flop" and they start in the middle, twice!!

 

[21stamps]

The AT does not go through Kentucky.

Hmm. I must be crazy. I thought we’ve been on it, but I guess not.
Maybe I’m thinking of the Sheltowee.

 

[epcotisbest]

Hogwash lots of people do what they call a "flip-flop" and they start in the middle, twice!!

And neither one is a real through hike no matter how many times you wash a hog.

 

[epcotisbest]

Hmm. I must be crazy. I thought we’ve been on it, but I guess not.
Maybe I’m thinking of the Sheltowee.

I'm not gonna stick around to see how many people agree or disagree about the crazy part!

 

[DryerLintFan]

And neither one is a real through hike no matter how many times you wash a hog.

I was all set up for a thru hike but one of my classes ran too long and then life got in the way. I was hoping that maybe when A was a teenager she'd do it with me, but do far she afraid of bugs, hates getting dirty, and can't go more than a couple hours without applying new makeup and changing her outfit

 

[21stamps]

I'm not gonna stick around to see how many people agree or disagree about the crazy part!

Serious question, being from Georgia, do you just not even think about the bears or snakes while hiking?

I’m not scared of the ocean at all. I take precautions of course, no jewelry, no bright suits when I’m in areas where I now have a lot of sharks and barracuda, but I’m rarely nervous... but wow, I never full relaxed on some of the trails in GA.. I was always looking out for a snake or bear.

 

[epcotisbest]

I was all set up for a thru hike but one of my classes ran too long and then life got in the way. I was hoping that maybe when A was a teenager she'd do it with me, but do far she afraid of bugs, hates getting dirty, and can't go more than a couple hours without applying new makeup and changing her outfit

I considered it in my teens/early twenties but life got in the way. That and I probably don't have enough sticktoitiveness to have ever actually ever done it.