Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/31/15
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
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List of Attendees
- Rony K
- Shirley (xiaowei) Zheng
- Peter de Lastic
- Xin Sun
- Wei Lv
- Donghai Liang
- Jingxuan Zhao
Date: Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Carpool: 8:00 am at Intown
Hiking Distance: 7.5 miles
Difficulty level: D3-D4
Cost: $15 per person for 4 people sharing a car.
Hike Leader: Peter de Lastic (770-880-2966)
Join us for a hike on probably the most famous trail in the USA. This hike is part of Section 3 of the Appalachian Trail.
Please note that this is a fairly difficult Appalachian Trail hike as it involves a climb over Blood Mountain. Blood Mtn is the 4th highest mountain
in Georgia. We will shuttle cars leaving some at Neels Gap and some at Miller Gap.
There is quite a bit of elevation change in this hike. The highest continuous climb is about 1600 feet which is about the 2.5 times the height of
Stone Mountain. I’m not sure whether we’ll do the hike starting at Miller Gap or starting at Neels Gap. It depends on whether people would
prefer a steep uphill climb and more gentle downhill or a more gentle uphill and steep downhill.
Required Items:
Daypack
Layered Clothing
Good hiking shoes or boots
2 liters of water
Snacks and lunch
$15 for the driver
Recommended Items:
Hiking Poles or stick
Camera
Sunglasses
We are creating a fund for the hiking group. This is to help compensate drivers if they should experience damage to their vehicles while
driving or incur any fines for road violations or parking. We ask that every person hiking gives a $1 donation each time they hike, which will
be collected when you sign the waiver document when you arrive. This money is separate from what you pay the driver for gas costs.
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