Starting in April?
Just wondering who was starting in April...I'm starting mid-April. Looking forward to meeting you on the trail!
Right behind you in early May, not a thru though.
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april fools day is the plan for me
All you people starting in April you are mad, I tells ya. It can still get mighty cold down there. Best to start late May. Watch as the fun people filter back to you the whole way to K. By the time the cold hits up north you'll be so strong you could carry a water heater if you needed to.
Yahtzee
middle of april for me
Me too!!!Originally Posted by ErickP
Me too! Or is that just an April fools joke... ? (no really, I am!)
"I always told you I was more of a Westerner than an Easterner"
-Theodore Roosevelt
Appalachian Trail 2008
Colorado Trail 2010
I just can't wait! Although a lot of my family is slightly concern with the recent events in the news. I've tried to explain to them that there are plenty of thru hikers out there and the thru hiker community watches out for one another. So, hopefully by the time April comes around, my family will feel more comfortable. We'll see.
You will be just fine starting in April. Yah, it will still be cold on the top of the ridge at night but the days will warm up fine. In April of 01 I had days in the low 70s and nights as low as 8 degrees.
As far as fear. You will find a lot of hikers on the trail that time of year. You will have no problem with finding some to hike and camp with.
Happy trails.
Grampie-N->2001
thanks grampie...I'll forward this to mom!
Leaving around 8-10 April, possibly mid-April. See you on the trail.
Starting in April for a month section. Not sure exactly, but sometime in the first week or two. I gotta survive the bus ride from Des Moines to Atlanta...then I'll see ya on the trail...
Last edited by eyewall; 01-16-2008 at 02:05.
Katahdin Kid and Tiger Bomb will be out there with you too. We have a bunch starting with us for fun, but not for the duration.
My plan is to start on the 15th of that month and walk until...well, I think Forrest Gump said it best out West somewhere.
"I'm tired. I think I'll go home now."
TWS
my canine and I will be starting April 1 and will be taking our time, so we'll be looking forward to meeting all of you folks out there.
Gonna be cold
Gonna be wet
Can't wait!
Andy Pittman
Starting early april
I'm starting early april. Thru hiking
I anm. I'm coming out of the Smokies and going south though.
Update
Probably leaving around 5-7th April now...getting itchy!
Welcome to WhiteBlaze winget84
My first year (04) I started on 4-20 and met agreat group of folks, a little behind the pack, and I had to hitch to trail daze. This year I'll be starting my full through hike with a couple of good friends Feral AT '03 PCT '07 and Green T PCT '07. Some where between april 1-8th. Those who start then should be careful not to get caught up in the whirlwind and get swept away. Beware the Merry Hikesters.
Love not Fear
Hobo Joe
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