ECT Trip! - AT Ga. Section

“Appalachian Trail section in North Georgia.
March 14 - 17.
Hogpin Gap to Dicks Creek Gap. 29.7 miles.

Who's in?”

“HeHeHe....he said Dick”

“Your luck I didn't say *%@#!”

“Check out these miles

Thursday- Hook up and set up shuttle.
4.2 miles to Low Gap Shelter

Friday- 7.2 miles to Blue Mountain Shelter

Saturday- 7.7 miles to Tray Mountain Shelter

Sunday- 10.6 miles to Dicks Creek.

Wadda ya think?”

“or


Thursday- 4.2 to Low Gap Shelter

Friday- 10.7 to Rocky Mountain Campsite. (No Water)

Saturday- 11.3 to Deep Gap Shelter

Sunday 3.5 to Dicks Creek”

“I like choice #1. Don't know if I'll be there though.”

“Ever been down in Ga on the AT. It's FUN!!! Lotta hillz!!”

“When?

I did the Unicoi to Hogpen (southbound) in March. Mebbe could meet in the middle?

Dates?

Airport Shuttles?”

“March 14 - 17”

“I'm a maybe.”

“coolness”

“I'm a maybe, but would have a better chance to go if it was 3 days instead of 4.”

“What airport would one fly into iffin he were to be flying in?”

“sorry me and Bill will be way ahead of you by then. well be in Va by then”

“Count me in for now dude. Maybe work won't get in the way. Either option is fine with me.

BTW, I still have not received the Gizzard map.”

“Late arivals to the trail could park at Unicoi Gap. If we stay at Blue Mountain Shelter on Friday night, Parking is only 2 miles north of the Shelter.”

“Hey Bro (Sirpete)..Atlanta would be best..maybe we could meet there and grab a shuttle together..have lots of connections "trail angels" in that area..cheaper than dirt even..just your wallet type..lol

Dude - I'm a maybe, too..great time of year..just a suggestion..going southbound we could meet all the thru-ers coming north and pick up cheap gear, too..what a win-win, eh??”

“Sounds like that may be an idea TX. I'll restudy the map going southbound.
Atlanta would be the closest airport.”

“I'll pass it by the boss AFTER NEW HAMPHIRE”

“lol @ Sirpete..chicken,,,bock, bock!! Want me to call and put in a good word for y'all? ”

“what the hell are you waiting until march for?”

“Talk to Towndawg about the date. I'll go as long as it's cold.”

“We can plan another AT trip to another streach for sooner and still keep that one set.”

“North Carolina

Stecoah Gap to Fontana Lake?
14 miles. Hook up on a Friday. Set up the Shuttle. Start at Stecoah Gap and hike in 1.4 miles and crash at Brown fork Gap Shelter.”

“hell, i'll probably have all of georgia hiked by the dead of winter!”

“Are you planning to finish up all the way to the NC line this year?”

“yes”

“He how about we do the NJ part?”

“NJ section -

Exit 23 to exit 31, 8 miles.
Exit 31 to exit 44, 13 miles.
Exit 44 to Rest Area near exit 51, 6.5 miles.

I'm in!
hehehee!”

“Would it be possible ok with yall if I came in Friday morning and hiked the Thursday and Friday section and hooked up with yall late Fri? The big ? would be if there was enough shuttle car space for an extra.”

“We'll have to see who we got driving. I'm sure we'll have room though.”

“he can ride on my handlebars.”

“LMAO.. the threads leading up to the trips are almost as fun as the trips themselves.”

“I didn't think Big Wheels were allowed on the trails.”

“Dayhiker: As long as they are non-motorized.. Radagast can bring his Big Wheel Tricycle.”

“Yeah, but I don't know if my fat a$$ will fit. At the least, my feet will drag the ground. As the old saying goes, "That sounds like a personal problem"”

“Leave some of that a$$ at home. We can't be trying to haul your butt off the mountain.”

“With a 6 1/2 month pregnant wife, the sympathy weight is stacking up. I didn't have too many problems doing 14 miles and 3400' in one day on my Smokies trip. If I broke raddy's Big Wheels, he might kick my a$$.”

“ya.. but the little plastic trike will never be the same..”

“I might be able to make that one!

I'll be on leave between Louisiana and Germany at that time, and one last AT trip before my European assignment may be just the thing!

Oh boy, I may finally get to do a ECT!”

“it AINT A TRIKE!!!

its a GREEN MACHINE!!!”

“Sounds like this may be a pretty good gathering.

A 29 mile Big Wheel race may be in order here! LOL!!!!”

“I'll bring my Radio Flyer wagon. I'm not sitting on a Green Machine. Those levers that they have for steering would not be comfortable.”

“I'm paddin my @ss with moleskin. Them plastic seats aint zactly comfy.”

“That would be so freakin AWESOME.. everyone has to drag along a trike or scooter of some kind..”

“At the end of the day, I'm usually dragging my pack. Does that count?”

“lol.. i am like the guy in bill bryson's look.. looking to see what I don't need and can throw away.. and I ALWAYS eat the heaviest stuff first.”

“Me to TD. Lighten that pack!”

“count me in”

“ECT?”