Re: [Philmont]: Medium Adventure

Scott Sibley wrote:
"Any suggestions for things we should consider, that are within a weekend
drive from Philadelphia?"
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Scott:
Our "graduation shakedown" before Philmont 04, after a hiking a lot of the
AT in this region, was a long weekend backpacking trek in the Dolly Sods
National Wilderness Area of West Virginia. Part of Monongahela National
Forest, it is amazingly wild and very different from "normal" East Coast
hikes, yet not too far from anything.
You can make it as rugged and difficult as you want. Keep in mind that the
elevation is at the 4000 ft level, which means you can have cold weather
almost anytime. After driving out I-68 and 95 degree temps, our Sunday
morning on the Sods in July was a frosty 34 degrees!
A link is attached:
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/sp/dolly_sods_wilderness.htm
See you on the trail!
Jim Krempel
Advisor 710H 04 (and back again in 06)
Severn, MD

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Received on Mon Dec 27 22:41:32 2004