Q. How many miles a day do you average?
A. Initially, about 8. But now that my legs are stronger, 10 to 15 miles a day.
Q. How old is the youngest hiker you've met?
A. Well, day hikers can be pretty young. I see them with their families for part of a day.
Q. How old is the oldest?
A. Dee is 67.
Q. Do you always sleep in a tent?
A. I haven't tented yet. I use lean-to's with covered picnic benches.
Q. Do you get wet in a lean-to? Do you get bugs??
A. No, the lean-to is covered. And there aren't any bugs here yet.
Q. Do you hike alone?
A. Actually, I see 6-12 people a day. I've never slept in a lean-to alone yet.
Q. Is is hilly the whole time?
A. No, it's more like a foot-path. Sometimes there's a hill, but you cross a road almost every day.
Q. What's the craziest thing you've seen someone carry?
A. A gun... mousetraps... and a pool air mattress (the kind you usually float in a pool with)
Q. What's the best thing you packed?
A. Definitely my poles, boots, and light smartwool long underwear.
Q. Give us some words of wisdom...
A. Save your dry clothes for the END of the day.
I think Judd mis-understood the question about the trail being "hilly." It is very "hilly" - it is a "footpath," yes, but it is a hilly footpath going up and down mountain ridges with constant elevation changes. It' isn't like the Rocky Mountains, with very high elevations because the Appalachian mountains are older mountains, and thus they "settled" somewhat. But there are very rare places where the trail is "flat." GA is considered a "tough" section because a lot of people are starting there, and don't have their "hiker legs" yet; the tougher sections do come in the New England area. You could probably Google to find an elevation map to follow along as he is hiking. Trailweaver
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