Just a note

Just a quick note to point out a few things and pass on some info.

First: on the right are some links you might find useful

-- The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is the umbrella organization that more or less runs the trail.
-- The Map is pretty much what it sounds like
-- The Companion is an online guidebook that has detailed info about every mile of the trail. I will have a newer version of this in paper with me.
-- TrailJournals is a huge website where hikers post their journals. If you like this site, you can get lots more of the same there.
-- Whiteblaze.net is another huge website, and their forums contain legions of AT enthusiasts.

Second: feel free to comment on any posts by clicking on the link at the bottom of each one; obviously, though, it'll be a few days before I see them.

Third: Because several of you have asked, here is my rough itinerary, listing when I hope to be in some significant towns:

4/4
Fontana Dam, NC
28733

5/1
Damascus, VA
24236

5/16
Pearisburg, VA
24134

6/3
Waynesboro, VA
22980

6/16
Harper's Ferry, WV
25425

6/23
Palmyra, PA

7/5
Delaware Water Gap, PA
18327

7/20
Kent, CT
06757

8/13
Hanover, NH
03755

9/6
Caratunk, ME
04925