Jake and I decided yesterday that we want to backpack the 550 mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail above the Smokies that goes through Shenandoah. Ben and Chan are on board as well. We think we can do it in a month, that's just over 18 miles a day. Every day. Maybe...2 months. hahaha!
This year, we want to get some more experience under our belts and camp a good bit more than we have in the past. We have all the backpacking gear we need to get started, we are just waiting on better weather. I want our first few long trips to be warm and dry enough that we are not having to deal with that on top of the miles and wear on our puny bodies. The kids and I have primitive camped many times and backpacked a few miles here and there for a single night. Our new goal is 10 miles a week of walking. We'll see how that works out...
