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Originally Posted by jmen24
LP, I was not trying to be overly mean, more just a ribbing at your comment regarding comparing the Appalacians to a Rock pile.
I have a friend that his two sons hiked the AT about fifteen years ago, took just under 3 months with no breaks and taking their time. When they got home the had a small party to welcome them back, there were just shy of 200 hikers that had completed the feat in the same manner from around the world. Just some advice, if you do hike the trail there are two groups of people that have done it, continiously and part-time. The full-timers seem to really care about that aspect.
Having spent 7 days in the Rockies with basecamp at 9,000ft, I understand first hand the differences between ours and theirs.
Nothing compares to the weather changes on the upper peaks in Hawaii, though.
But remember our mountains do not come with Twangy Confederates, but they do have Twangy Yankees. I have family in the Blue Ridge mountains, kind of an inside joke.
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If/when the time comes I get to make the trek, it will be one long trip. Wouldn't do it any other way.
Trust me, I get the inside joke. I was born and raised in the mid-atlantic region. There's something to be said about southern hospitality.