Tuesday, September 18, 2007
SOBO grand finale?
So I was just reading over the ATC website for the first time (procrastinating of course) and they seem to really emphasize how awesome it is to end the hike with woo woo KATAHDIN! At this point I'm pretty much favoring the SOBO approach A) because I basically won't be able to start until July 1st-ish anyway, and B) because Eric Seidel made me believe it's possible. BUT...I feel like if we're going to do the hardest part of the trail first, we need something to strive for at the end there. Obviously, we might not make it, hike your own hike, etc, etc...but I want to start with a goal in mind. Can anybody think of something soooooo shweeet that we could reward ourselves with after we stumble our way down Springer Mountain?
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So a dude who's hiked it 13 times (twice this year alone), "Traveler", was commenting over beers how the "SOBO hike is the real AT hike". He was annoyed (again) this year by how many noobs try and go NOBO. You don't hit many bugs SOBO (especially if you start late -- he was suggesting August, I would try and start before July 15th myself), and the weather is quite nice (never super-hot). You also get to see fall colors in Virginia (the never-ending state). I'm sure both NOBO and SOBO are nice. But certainly there is no problem with going SOBO.
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