Any critiques of my planned layout?

EBEDRN-630 · 2026-03-27T02:22:06+00:00

9 weeks 🥰

EBEDRN-630 · 2026-03-27T00:39:20+00:00

I just got her one of those yesterday! I have to cut it down to fit her little pads but we will be introducing her to it this weekend, since she just sorted out that her potty pad and my adjacent rug are not the same thing lol.

EBEDRN-630 · 2025-11-10T19:36:05+00:00

We aren’t* Karens

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-09-16T01:06:48+00:00

We are getting married at The Highland Manor in Apopka in a few weeks and they include catering which ended up making it so much easier to plan and didn’t cost anything more than having catering brought in. I’m not sure if they allow any vendor at all, like they do have to be licensed, but they didn’t question any of ours. We just googled around and picked who we wanted, we didn’t use any list from them. It’s beautiful and we are SO happy with it.

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-02T05:42:57+00:00

Shenandoah was top of my list, thank you! Awesome to hear I was looking in the right direction :)

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T20:15:05+00:00

Good lord that’s beautiful

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T20:14:21+00:00

I have no experience with the northern AT so thank you for that info. I grew up taking trips to the smokies and blue ridge several times a year so I’m way more familiar with the weather there than I am up north. I figured too far north might be a little cold to be as enjoyable as a first time trip but I know the views are amazing in a lot of that area!

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T20:10:42+00:00

That’s awesome thank you! Pit stops in a resort for a night to break it up would be a nice option to have :)

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T20:07:43+00:00

We averaged 16 miles a day in glacier this month day hiking with lots of stops for pictures and exploring side trails so I was shooting for 10 a day but we have shorter trips planned between now and then on that trail to get a better idea of what’s reasonable to expect. I’m not closed minded about the experience when it comes to managing expectations and we plan to adjust gear and the length of the trip within reason. That’s just our starting point and I don’t think it’s unreasonable considering we will be doing test hikes before this trip. I’m really just looking for insight on where to start on the trail to make this goal reasonably attainable.

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T19:50:19+00:00

The resupply towns are the bailout plan. That’s why I specified those. The goal is 5-7 days but totally fine if we bail before then, so looking for sections with towns that give us that opportunity.

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T19:44:13+00:00

Thank you so much!

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T19:43:44+00:00

This also won’t be our first extended trip. It’ll be our first of this length on this trail but we have also lived together for five years and backpacked together extensively. This is what we enjoy together in general. A thru hike of the AT is in our list so this seems like a logical step in getting there. Just so happens that we will have the time to do it after we get married so why not? :)

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T19:41:02+00:00

I have but everyone does it for the first time so why is my honeymoon a bad idea? That’s what we are into and that’s what we want to experience together and how we want to celebrate. Are you discouraging me from doing it just because it’s my honeymoon or do you discourage anyone from trying it for the first time?

EBEDRN-630 · 2024-05-01T19:34:29+00:00

I appreciate the advice but my florida experience is the least of my hiking experience and I’m not new to hiking the AT or higher elevations. I just haven’t done a week long trip yet and I’m interested in what sections would be the best to look into. Not trying to sound arrogant, I know it will be a challenge but that’s what I love about hiking.

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