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Hiking the Appalachian Trail has always been on my wife's bucket list. Unfortunately, she developed an auto-immune disease about 6 years ago that impacts her lungs and therefore her fitness. Before becoming ill she was an endurance athlete that would knock out a 100 mile bike ride on a Sunday morning before I even got out of bed. It's been tough on her to lose what she worked so hard to achieve and it has really sapped her motivation to do athletic things because she has to struggle to do what used to be easy. After a lot of trying I think I have her willing to hike the AT, albeit at a much slower pace and for shorter durations. We'll pick and choose sections as we go.
We are looking at starting at the southern end in Georgia this upcoming spring and trying to determine the best time. Our two biggest concerns are 1) ticks and 2) weather in that order. We are from Michigan so cool temps are better than high temps. My only camping in Georgia was at SaddlePalooza a few years ago and it was pretty chilly. On the other and there were no bugs. I've learned about Permethrin from reading on this site so we have that. Any other suggestions for ticks/bugs? When does it start to warm up? Nighttime lows in the 40s-50s is fine with us as long as it is not too hot during the day. Obviously weather patterns can change but what dates does it normally get in that 40-60 daily temp range?
Thanks in advance for any insight you can share,
Jamie
We are looking at starting at the southern end in Georgia this upcoming spring and trying to determine the best time. Our two biggest concerns are 1) ticks and 2) weather in that order. We are from Michigan so cool temps are better than high temps. My only camping in Georgia was at SaddlePalooza a few years ago and it was pretty chilly. On the other and there were no bugs. I've learned about Permethrin from reading on this site so we have that. Any other suggestions for ticks/bugs? When does it start to warm up? Nighttime lows in the 40s-50s is fine with us as long as it is not too hot during the day. Obviously weather patterns can change but what dates does it normally get in that 40-60 daily temp range?
Thanks in advance for any insight you can share,
Jamie