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    Default Daily Hiking Classes for nobos at Amicalola Falls

    Daily hiking classes start tomorrow (Feb. 15) at Amicalola Falls State Park, Georgia, at 3:00 pm. The class is free. The goal of the class is to help northbound thru-hikers understand the essential items and skills they need to have a safe and successful hike and to protect the Trail as they proceed north.

    The classes are offered through April, and are being provided by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), in partnership with the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Forest Service.

    More detail can be found in the ATC's blog post at www.appalachiantrail.org/nobo-thruhike-class with more detail

    Classes designed with flip flop thru-hikers in mind are offered at the Flip Flop Festival in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia April 28-29. The festival is organized by the Harpers Ferry-Bolivar Trail & Town Alliance in partnership with ATC. Although there will be flip-flopper send-offs Sunday, April 29 and Monday, April 30, flip-floppers are encouraged to disperse their start dates and locations. Starting a few day or weeks in advance of the festival, and jumping back or ahead, can allow you to make the most of the pack shakedowns offered by appointment Friday afternoon before the festival, or during the weekend. (It's hard to make changes to gear you spent hard-earned money for, and give up those luxury or duplicate items when you haven't hiked up and down mountains for several hours a day). More info at www.appalachiantrail.org/flipflop and www.flipflopfestival.org.

    All thru-hikers are encouraged to register their hikes at www.appalachiantrail.org/thruhikeregistration.

    Laurie Potteiger
    Appalachian Trail Conservancy

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    Default Time change and additional class at 9am; Pack shakedowns too

    As we are learning what times work best for hikers, we are adapting the class start times. We are now offering classes at 9:00 am and 4:00 pm daily. They run about half an hour. Keep in mind times are subject to change.

    Pack shakedowns are also offered upon request during the day. I'm not yet sure if this is just on those days when someone is available, or every day. Thursday through Sunday sounds definite at this time.

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