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Thank you both for the replies!

We did take the Greyhound from Richmond to Roanoke. This worked out nicely. I would recommend booking with Greyhound more than a week in advance; we delayed due...

Hello, WB!

I am looking for advice on how to get to Bearwallow Gap - that is, Route 43, south of Buchanan, VA.

My hiking partner and I will awake in Richmond, VA on a Monday in October. We...

Following up here. We did essentially end up going with the loop I outlined above, and we really enjoyed it:
- Day 1: ~5.4mi from the Picnic Area(?) where Anthony Creek Trail starts, to Spence...

Thanks, illabelle! That answers some of the logistics questions, awesome!

It looks like, based on the backcountry permit website, you need to book specific sites for specific nights: https://smokiespermits.nps.gov/index.cfm?BCPermitTypeID=1

Does this mean that we cannot...

I am looking to for some advice for the following requirements:
- A simple 2-day/1-night backpack, somewhere in GSMNP, mid-week, late April
- Neither of us have ever been to this area before, so...

Thanks again for the replies, everyone! Two more questions before I head out on Wednesday:

What can I expect for insects? Will it be worth it to bring bug spray? I am hoping the temperatures...

Thank you all again for the replies!

That first evening, after the Amtrak to HF, I think I will plan to hike in to that campsite 3.5 to 4 miles in, leaving the option open to push for David Lesser...

Fair concern; many an alpine start have I had here in Colorado :) My rough math would have me at David Lesser Shelter by 11pm (or 9pm MDT!) which doesn't seem too bad.

Yep... I'm a cheapskate......

Thank you for the quick replies! I appreciate suggestions for the specific hostels.

I will be checking my backpack as luggage (flying Frontier). I am not concerned about the flight logistics... ...

Hello!

I'll be doing a section hike SOBO from Harpers Ferry starting next Wednesday (10/23). I am looking to simply leave a suitcase in HF for eight days, as I intend to drive back north through...

Hi there! I did not stay at the Ed Garvey Shelter. My final night, I stayed at Crampton Gap Shelter, the one immediately north of Garvey. (Crampton Gap, by the way, is down a hill, behind a...

Regarding mud... It sounds to me, based on the responses here, that the general guideline for the AT is to just hike it, with no reservations about it being too muddy? The reason I asked is that I...

I did enjoy myself!

My impression, at the time, was that it is closed indefinitely. There was a sign on the door saying something like "CLOSED DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES". This was last Monday,...

Thanks again for all the replies (the helpful ones as well as the trolling ones)! I'll close the loop here with a mini trip report, I suppose.

Trail Angel Mary worked out great for my package...

Thanks for the replies!

I am tied to those dates, because I will be back on the east coast for a couple of back-to-back weddings.

Hopefully, mud and rain will be better than not going at all :)...

Hello!

I am looking to section-hike in southern PA, MD, and WV in late March / early April.

Can anyone please comment on trail conditions I might expect? (Maybe I will need to bump this the...