Lakeland Man Takes on the Appalachian Trail, Hikes Through 14 States - The Ledger

[WhiteBlaze]

Lakeland Man Takes on the Appalachian Trail, Hikes Through 14 States The Ledger Patrick Brett, 21, of Lakeland spent six months and 2,180 miles hiking the Appalachian Trail. According to the Appalachian Trail Conservatory, about 2,000 people attempt to hike the trail but only a quarter of them complete their through-hikes ...

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[Chair-man]

In the article it says

"Most through-hikers venture from south to north, beginning in the relatively gentle terrain of Georgia."

Wow, the person who wrote this article must not have a clue as to what north west Georgia is.

[cliffdiver]

In the article it says

"Most through-hikers venture from south to north, beginning in the relatively gentle terrain of Georgia."

Wow, the person who wrote this article must not have a clue as to what north west Georgia is.

Yeah, I've never understood this common misperception of the AT through GA. I mean, it's not like the US Rangers are training in that area because it's easy...of course they're just hiking straight up the mountains and not on the trails, but it's not easy-peasy either.

[theinfamousj]

In the article it says

"Most through-hikers venture from south to north, beginning in the relatively gentle terrain of Georgia."

Wow, the person who wrote this article must not have a clue as to what north west Georgia is.

Maybe they meant to write "temperatures" But got the wrong t-word?

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[Donde]

In the article it says

"Most through-hikers venture from south to north, beginning in the relatively gentle terrain of Georgia."

Wow, the person who wrote this article must not have a clue as to what north west Georgia is.

The person who wrote it was likely paraphrasing him, as SOBOs think GA is super easy. Relatively is the operative word here. As in relative to ME, GA is super gentle.