Going solo on Applachian trail what's it like?
Just wanting to hear from personal experience what it's like. My plan is to basically hike as far as I can go, an hopefully the whole thing. What's it like? Is it easy to get lost, or is there literally a trail to follow for 2100 miles? Are there usually open spots in the shacks for someone solo hiking to sleep in? How often will I run into small towns along the trail to restock on food? How often will I run into people along the trail? ((As I'd like to make sure I'm always around some sort of group of people, even if it's 1/4th a mile away, just in case I ran into a bear, plus I'd assume that if there's more people around, there's a less chance I'd run into anything like that. Thanks in advance for the answers.
Just wanting to hear from personal experience what it's like. My plan is to basically hike as far as I can go, an hopefully the whole thing. What's it like? Is it easy to get lost, or is there literally a trail to follow for 2100 miles? Are there usually open spots in the shacks for someone solo hiking to sleep in? How often will I run into small towns along the trail to restock on food? How often will I run into people along the trail? ((As I'd like to make sure I'm always around some sort of group of people, even if it's 1/4th a mile away, just in case I ran into a bear, plus I'd assume that if there's more people around, there's a less chance I'd run into anything like that. Thanks in advance for the answers.