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Any of us could take the initiative to organize something in their own locale....just sayin...

Quote from hikerboy: “Quote from LIhikers: “Thanks hikerboy. I ordered directly from ALDHA. I like much better to have the book in hand than use a PDF on a device or gadget. I guess it'll get here when it gets here. ” You should get it in the next week or so. ” I got an email that my order has been shipped, 2 copies of the updated Companion. I plan to leave 1 copy with our son when we do our LASH and carry the other one ( with half the pages removed). I'll probably get the Far Out app but hope t…

Now that I'm retired I'd be willing to get together almost anyplace within a day or 2 drive. Guess I'll go look into the New England Trail

While I'm not familiar with any of that, I'd bet the southern end has a lot of road walking and few places to camp.

Thanks hikerboy. I ordered directly from ALDHA. I like much better to have the book in hand than use a PDF on a device or gadget. I guess it'll get here when it gets here.

Back in December I ordered both the AT guide by AWOL and the Thru Hiker's Companion by ALDHA. I got the guide almost immediately. Does anyone know when the Companion might be available. I'm not as comfortable with The AT Guide as I am with the Companion and would rather use that for planning. I guess now that it's 2024 I'm starting to see our LASH on the AT as a reality and want to start thinking and planning for it.

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You can hike all the way across Long Island on that trail, almost. You can go from Cold Spring Harbor to what I think is the town of Massapequa. With a detour into Bethpage State Park for a lunch break at the picnic ground it's about a 23 mile hike. Sometimes Kathy and I do it around the longest day of the year to mark the beginning of summer.

Quote from Astro: “Quote from dmperkins74: “Quote from Astro: “When I saw the thread name I thought it would be about where to charge your electronics. ” Same I guess I'll just keep trying to plug my phone into trees and see if that works! ” Watch out for shelters that have "electrical outlets" that are actually connected to nothing. ” There is/was a shelter in New Jersey that had not only a fake electrical outlet in the back wall but also a satellite TV antenna on the roof.

What Astro said.....

32 degrees and snowing. I have no idea how much is expected.

Quote from IMScotty: “Quote from hikerboy: “About an inch or so of snow in island Park.First measurable snow in almost 2 years. ” Time to dust off the old Snowshoes ” I repaired our snowshoes before last winter. I don't know where there's enough snow to use them even if the doctor gave me the OK.

got about 1.5 inches of snow overnight. Then it turned to rain so now it's just a mush of wet slush.

Here on Long Island it was in the 20s today, nothing unusual to report.

Quote from odd man out: “Quote from LIhikers: “OMO Sounds like a good plan to me. Know that the shuttle from the hostel doesn't get there particularly early. I think we got there somewhere around 9-10 AM. I've never been on the Abol trail so can't comment on that. ” Good to know. if the weather is good I would camp the night before to get an early start, I think. ” That's what we did to be able to get an early start up Hunt trail.

OMO Sounds like a good plan to me. Know that the shuttle from the hostel doesn't get there particularly early. I think we got there somewhere around 9-10 AM. I've never been on the Abol trail so can't comment on that.

Quote from max.patch: “The early starters will have several days next week where the low temps will be in the single digits at Springer. And a couple days where the chance of rain is > 50%. ” Rain and cold, what a miserable combination.

it just started snowing, instead of rain , with howling wind

more rain forecast for today, but hoping for snow

Thanks for the replies !