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| 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 preparation, as we'll be carrying everything with us. | 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. |
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| '''Proposed start date:''' 5-8 Aug. '''End date:''' 13 or 14 Aug. | * '''Proposed start date:''' 5-8 Aug. * '''End date:''' 13 or 14 Aug. * Proposed endpoints: * Roan High Knob * Bald Mountain * Max Patch * Proposed starting points: contingent on our endpoints for now. |
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| Proposed starting points: contingent on our endpoints for now. | 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. We will need to plan our itinerary from shelter to shelter. We will very likely be hiking up to 8 miles a day, with considerable elevation changes in any given stretch. This is the Smokies. |
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| Proposed endpoints: Roan High Knob, Bald Mountain, Max Patch | We will need to plan our food for the entire time (5+ days), water access points, and ways to avoid attracting bears. |
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| People invited: [[SteveKillen|Steve]], [[BrianTempleton|BT]], [[AlexandraFuller|Ally]] | Waterproofing your pack and including rain gear are musts--it will rain. You '''must''' have a pair of good boots. These are not optional. |
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| People attending: Steve | 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. :) |
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.
- Proposed endpoints:
- Roan High Knob
- Bald Mountain
- Max Patch
- Proposed starting points: contingent on our endpoints for now.
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.
We will need to plan our itinerary from shelter to shelter. We will very likely be hiking up to 8 miles a day, with considerable elevation changes in any given stretch. This is the Smokies.
We will need to plan our food for the entire time (5+ days), water access points, and ways to avoid attracting bears.
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. 
