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| Dropped. Luckily I have the best dad ever and he bought me a new one right away. |
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy sent an email on May 15th alerting potential South-Bound hikers that Baxter State Park conditions are still very snowy, and there is a very low chance of the Appalachian Trail up Mt. Katahdin being open by June 1st. Even if the trail did open, snow-melt from the mountains will be causing high water levels in rivers and streams creating dangerous crossing conditions.
So after spending months researching every aspect of a southbound hike, planning each day's mileage and camping location, and preparing all my mail drops, I've revised everything to accommodate plan B: late-starting a north bound hike with increased daily mileage so that I can get to Katahdin before it closes again on October 15th.
Although I had originally planned on extending my hike as long as possible to avoid returning to the real world, I now am going to be on a strict and strenuous schedule. Instead of a leisurely walk in the woods, each day will start early and end late. Despite this being a huge change from how I planned on hiking the Appalachian Trail, I am thrilled that it is going to be such a challenge.
Instead of starting on June 1st, I am now going to start on Memorial Day (May 25th). Which means that I have to skip out on a few last minute doctor's appointments and quickly tie up all lose ends of this life I'm leaving behind. I had previously planned out all my mail drops, ensuring that I wasn't planning on picking up a package on a Sunday or getting there too late in the day, but I honestly don't have time to re-plan everything in that much detail, so I've just flipped all my locations around. There is a pretty good chance I will pick up packages a day earlier or a day later than listed.
Here is a list of all the locations I will be picking up packages, and the very approximate dates I'll get there.
| Mileage | Location | Date (Approx.) | Food Need | Mailing Label |
| 69.6 | Top of Georgia Hostel, Hiawassee, GA | 5/29/2015 | 4 | Monica Fryska c/o Top Of Georgia Hostel 7675 US Highway 76 East Hiawassee, GA 30546 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival: 5/29/2015 |
| 137.1 | Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC | 6/2/2015 | 7 | Monica Fryska C/O Nantahla Outdoor Center 13077 Hwy. 19W Bryson City, NC 28713 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival Date: 6/2/2015 |
| 274.4 | Bluff Mountain Outfitter, Hot Springs, NC | 6/9/2015 | 7 | Monica Fryska c/o Bluff Mountain Outfitters 152 Bridge St. PO Box 114 Hot Springs, NC 28743 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival Date: 6/9/2015 |
| 394 | Mountain Harbour Hostel, Roan Mountain, TN | 6/16/2015 | 6 | Monica Fryska c/o Mountain Harbour Hostel 9151 Hwy 19E Roan Mountain, TN 37687 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hike Approximate Arrival Date: 6/16/2015 |
| 469 | Woodchuck Hostel, Damascus, VA | 6/20/2015 | 9 | Monica Fryska C/O Woodchuck Hostel P.O. Box 752 Damascus, VA 24236 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival Date: 6/20/2015 |
| 635 | Woodshole Hostel, Pearisburg, VA | 6/30/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o Woodshole Hostel 3696 Sugar Run Road Pearisburg, VA 24134 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 6/30/2015 |
| 729 | Troutville, VA Post Office | 7/5/0215 | 7 | Monica Fryska c/o General Delivery 4952 LEE HWY TROUTVILLE, VA 24175-9998 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 7/5/2015 |
| 862 | Waynesboro, VA post office | 7/12/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o General Delivery 200 S WAYNE AVE WAYNESBORO, VA 22980-9998 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 7/12/2015 |
| 942 | Farmer's Food in Luray, VA | 7/17/2015 | 5 | Shopping- No mail |
| 1033 | Treehouse Camp, Rohrersville, MA | 7/22/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o The Treehouse Camp 20716 Townsend Road Rohrersville, Maryland 21779 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival Date: 7/22/2015 |
| 1147 | Duncannon, PA Post Office | 7/28/2015 | 7 | Monica Fryska c/o General Delivery 203 N MARKET ST DUNCANNON, PA 17020-9998 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival Date: 7/28/2015 |
| 1257 | Palmerton, PA Post Office | 8/4/2015 | 6 | Monica Fryska c/o General Delivery 128 DELAWARE AVE FRNT PALMERTON, PA 18071-9998 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 8/4/2015 |
| 1357 | Vernon, NJ Post Office | 8/10/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o General Delivery 530 COUNTY ROUTE 515 UNIT 13 VERNON, NJ 07462-9997 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 8/10/2015 |
| 1434 | Stormville, NY Post office | 8/15/2015 | 8 | Monica Fryska c/o general delivery 7 Old Route 52 Stormville, NY 12582 Please Hold For Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Arrival Date: 8/15/2015 |
| 1569 | Dalton, MA Post office | 8/23/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o General Delivery 609 MAIN ST DALTON, MA 01226-9998 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 8/23/2015 |
| 1651 | Green Mountain Hostel, Manchester, VT | 8/28/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o Jeff & Regina Taussig Green Mountain House 2480 Richville Rd Manchester Center VT 05255 Please Hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 8/28/2015 |
| 1747 | Co-Op Food Store, Hanover, NH | 9/2/2015 | 3 | Shopping- No mail |
| 1790 | Hikers Welcome Hostel, Glencliff, NH | 9/5/2015 | 5 | Monica Fryska c/o The Hikers' Welcome Hostel 1396 NH 25 PO Box 25 Glencliff, NH 03238 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 9/5/2015 |
| 1869 | Pinkham Notch Visitor Center, NH | 9/10/2015 | 6 | Shopping- No mail |
| 1969 | Hiker Hut, Sandy River, Maine | 9/16/2015 | 7 | Monica Fryska c/o Steve Lynch 2 Pine Road Sandy River Plantation, ME 04970 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 9/16/2015 |
| 2075 | Shaw's Lodge, Monson, Maine | 9/23/2015 | 6 | Monica Fryska c/o Shaw's Lodging PO Box 72 Monson, ME 04464 Please hold for Appalachian Trail Hiker Approximate Pick-Up Date: 9/23/2015 |
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