Appalachian Trail Backpacking Great Smoky National Park
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Appalachian Trail BackpackingGreat Smoky National Park
December 28th – January 4th 2014
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GSMNP
• UNESCO world heritage site
• Borders North Carolina to East and Tennessee to the West
• 36% old growth Forest• Clingmans Dome is the
highest point along AT– AT runs from Maine to
georgia
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Day one
• Departure: Saturday December 28th @ 10:00am
• 6 hour drive to Park• Stop along the way to
be determined• First Night: Staying at
Van Buren State park in Ohio
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• Sunday December 29th arrive at GSMNP - One group to Kephart Shelter – one to the Fontana vollage
• Camp over night, at Park
• Slackline, eat, cards, relax
Day Two
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Day 3
• North bound group will hike from Fontana Damn to Russell's field shelter (18km)
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Day 4
• North Bound group hiking from Russels Field shelter to Derick Knob (14km)
Thunderhead Mountain
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Day 5
• North Bound hiking from derick Knob to Double spring gap (10.5 km)
• Will be meeting over group at buckeye gap for lunch, to exchange keys and hang out for a few hours
Buckeye gap
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Day 6
• North Bound Group hiking from Double Springs Gap to Mount Collins (10.5km)
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Day 7:
• North Bound group Hiking from Mont Collins Shelter out all the way to the parking lot (18.36km)
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Day 8
• Departing from Tennessee all the way to Hamilton… ~12 hour drive
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Videos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVdLgeIQmSA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdEnjZYJJQw
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QONcQ4p7WA0
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How to go on this amazing trip
• Must get the okay from the McMaster Outdoors club– Come talk with us during office hours
• After you get theokay, you can register at the DBAC office– Pay in full• If you drop out before December 20th, you will receive
half the cost back, unless we find a replacement, in which you will receive it fully back
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Continued• If you drop out after December 20th, no refund• Insurance – You must purchase your own travel insurance. We
suggest Travel cuts Plan D– Need to show MOC proof of this by December 13th,
and you must also have it on your person on date of departure
• International– You must receive travel visas, or what is necessary to
cross and return into the United States of America, and prove you have these items by December 13th
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Questions?