Dear World,
I have two
weeks left before I hit the trail. I'm not sure if I will be able to leave on
time. As of now the road up to Springer Mtn. is closed. They closed it on Feb.
10th. The terrible storm has kinda left
that area so the roads should be open; but until they update the website I'm
not sure. Also this might just be me in freakout mode seeing as Feb 10th is a
month off March 4th. Most of the storm systems now will probably be blown
elsewhere anyway. I might be more of
'cold feet' as opposed to truly freaking out. But once I get there I would want
nothing more than to trudge through snow and ice and whatnot. As for clothing,
I now have four layers of clothing as well as a hat and gloves. I think I'll be
plenty warm. What, should i take a scarf as well? ...that was meant to be
slightly sarcastic but sounds like a good idea, at least for the first month.
So do gaiters but I feel like it'd simply be adding excess weight. Considering
how much my pack already probably weighs I'm not sure I should add anything
else...
Excluding
food, the only thing left on my gear list that i have yet to get is a small
journal. The next few days I'll finish up planning my mail drops and what place
I'll roughly hit when. Exciting times!
Hobey-Ho,
Let's go!
-Sam
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