I have finally come to the conclusion that a non-stop thru hike is not in the plans for my family at this time. So, I am looking for some thoughts on a section hike for next year. It would be my husband, my daughter (she just turned 7) and myself. We would be traveling from Australia but have family in MA. My ideal section would be:

*easy access to start point (doesn't have to be near MA but close to an airport is great!)
*easy to get back to MA after (airport?)
*I want my daughter to love hiking/camping so something family oriented would be great!
*easy to access to towns so that we can restock
*nice towns/areas to take zeros in
*not having to hitch would be fabulous!!

I was thinking that a 2 week section would be great but that we would take 3 weeks to do it. So we would take a zero day every couple days to look around the area and explore.

We are hoping to start the grommet off on a 3 day hike near home and then progress to an 8 day. So I figure by the time we make it over there for this hike 2 weeks will be good. Although after the 3 day she may never speak to me again!

Oh yes, a recommendation on time of year too please!

Thank you for all the input!