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| * Proposed endpoints: * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roan_Mountain_(Roan_Highlands)|Roan Mountain]] * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Mountains|Big Bald]] * Proposed starting points: contingent on our endpoints for now. |
* Endpoint: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Mountains|Big Bald]] * Proposed starting point: contingent on who's hiking with me vs. meeting us at the bald. |
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| Once we determine where we want to watch the sky fall down, we'll pick a place to start. This will be determined both by our start date and by where we want to end up. I would like to hike for 5 or so days, which means ~30 or 40 miles total. (In other words, physically demanding. This is the Smokies.) | Time to pick a place to start. This will be determined both by our start date and by which people are hiking--less athletic/inexperienced hikers will mean we go slower, cover less ground. (I am not averse to this SteveKillen) I would like to hike for 5 or so days, which means ~30 or 40 miles total. (In any case, physically demanding. This is the Smokies.) |
Perseids, August 2010
The upshot: a few days' backpacking along the Appalachian Trail, culminating in a campout on a bald to watch the peak of the Perseids (12-13 Aug). This will require considerable planning & preparation, as we'll be carrying everything with us: food, shelter, and gear.
The details
Proposed start date: 5-8 Aug.
End date: 13 or 14 Aug.
Endpoint: Big Bald
- Proposed starting point: contingent on who's hiking with me vs. meeting us at the bald.
Time to pick a place to start. This will be determined both by our start date and by which people are hiking--less athletic/inexperienced hikers will mean we go slower, cover less ground. (I am not averse to this SteveKillen) I would like to hike for 5 or so days, which means ~30 or 40 miles total. (In any case, physically demanding. This is the Smokies.)
We will need to plan our itinerary from shelter to shelter. We will very likely be hiking up to (but not more than) 8 miles or so a day, with considerable elevation changes in any given stretch. I'll be acquiring the 2010 Data Book before too long, and will update before June with a complete proposal.
We will need to plan our food for the entire time (5+ days), water access points, and ways to avoid attracting bears. Think yummy, lightweight, and easily prepared/cleaned up. Breakfast, lunch/snacks, and dinner are pretty necessary for full-day exertion.
Waterproofing your pack and including rain gear are musts--it will rain. You must have a pair of good boots. These are not optional.
You won't need much in the way of packed entertainment (games, etc.). We are in good company for making our own, and you'll be exhausted anyway. Trust me. 
