After last year's Road Scholar trip to Oregon where I exercised too little, ate too much and put on a bit of unwanted weight, I spotted "Hike the Appalachian Trail in Four States" in which we would be hiking 6 to 10 miles every day. In addition, we would see Harpers Ferry, WV and Antietam National Battlefield.
I was worried about the weather, since I never hike when it rains. I chose the month of lowest average rainfall in the area. It did rain one evening, but it never rained while we were hiking. (On the hike in the afternoon before it rained, I heard distant thunder three separate times, and I sped up each time. That day, I was the first one to finish the hike!) I carried a raincoat in my backpack every day, but I never used it.
It was fun. As the photos show, my old hiking boots fell apart, forcing me to use my sneakers. And, also seen in the photos, I got scraped up when I fell once. And the trail was frequently very rocky. And there were quite a few hills to climb. And there were more flying insects than at home. But that was all minor; I enjoyed all the walking. I may look at more of these.
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