I made it home and what an adventure that was! I couldn’t find a rental car in all of GA that would let me do a one-way rental. I was stuck in Helen, GA and working the phone trying to find a shuttle to the next largest city, while trying to arrange an Amtrak back to Atlanta and that doesn’t work out. Then I finally get a shuttle ride from the Grateful Hiker Shuttle to North Springs, GA. This is the last stop for the MARTA train. I book a hotel by the airport and take the MARTA to the airport, had flight booked that I had to change twice. Get to the ATL airport and call the hotel only to find out that they do not offer a shuttle to and from the airport. Ok, let’s get a Lyft, $20 to go to the hotel, that $40 bucks round trip… Hell no! Start working the phone again, and found a hotel with a shuttle for about the same price.
Now that I made it home, what’s next… I love being outdoors, hiking, camping, Kayaking, cycling and even Glamping! But, the AT is a whole other animal. Long distant backpacking is its own sport and it is nothing like backpacking. The gear is so different, I went with what I would take on a normal backpacking trip and it was the wrong gear. You have to go into the AT with the mindset that you are going to be wet the whole time. I just wasn’t prepared for that. I am going to return to the AT this year and it’s going to be a section hike. I’m thinking about doing the section that goes through Shenandoah National Park and further south. About 3 weeks of backpacking.
So with that, I will keep posting and let you know when I will reboot the Reboot!
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