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American Hiking Society:http://www.americanhiking.org/
Appalachian Mountain Club:http://www.outdoors.org/
EMS:http://www.ems.com/
REI:http://www.rei.com/
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National Park Service:http://www.nps.gov/
USDA Forest Service:http://www.fs.fed.us/
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※ Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail(AT)全長逾二åƒè‹±å“©ï¼ŒåŒ—自Maineå—到Georgia,是美國境內四個特長的trail之一(American Discovery Trailã€Appalachian Trailã€Continental Divide Trailã€Pacific Crest Trail)。
有興趣的人å¯ä»¥åˆ°å…¶ç¶²ç«™ä¸Šé–±è®€è©³ç´°è³‡æ–™ï¼Œä¸¦ä¸”購買地圖和手冊。其手冊除了詳細介紹AT本身,åŒæ™‚也介紹和AT交會的æ¥é“們,å¥è¡Œè€…å¯ä»¥ä¾æ¤è¦åŠƒç’°ç‹€ï¼ˆLoop)å¥è¡Œè·¯å¾‘,çœå»è¦åŠƒé»žåˆ°é»žï¼ˆPoint-to-pointï¼‰è·¯å¾‘å¿…é ˆæº–å‚™å…©éƒ¨ä»¥ä¸Šçš„è»Šè¼›ã€‚
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Appalachian Trail:http://www.appalachiantrail.org
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White Mountainsè·¨Maineå’ŒNew Hampshire兩州。氣候自æˆä¸€æ ¼ï¼Œä¸€å¤©å…§ï¼Œæ°£æº«è®ŠåŒ–å¯ä»¥å¾žè¯æ°å…«å到三å。其高低起ä¼ï¼Œå¾ˆå®¹æ˜“走到無法找到樹木é®éšœå·±èº«çš„地方,以致於暴露在大風以åŠæš´é›¨ä¹‹ä¸‹ã€‚å› æ¤ï¼Œåˆ°White Mountains請準備充分。我å¤å¤©åŽ»ä»ç„¶æœƒæº–備手套ã€å¸½å以åŠç¦¦å¯’衣物,雨衣雨褲更是ä¸æœƒå¿˜è¨˜çš„è£å‚™ã€‚
關於 White Mountains最詳盡的指å—,該屬AMC出版的White Mountain Guide(目å‰æœ€æ–°ç‚ºç¬¬27版)以åŠä¸€å¥—四張的White Mountain Maps Set。
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The Four Thousand Footer Club:http://www.amc4000footer.org/
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Hi little Po,
I’m Mia, an alumna from Penn and working in Great Valley now. I’m also interested joining some hiking club coz I like going outdoor. However I have ZERO experience about hiking or backpacking, etc. Can I still join any hiking club here? I know those American guys are very strong and they may leave me behind in a group 😛
Thanks
Hi Mia, I replied to your email account, but in case other people feel this piece of information useful, I also leave the reply here.
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Hi Mia,
It’s nice to get your message.
Of course, you can participate in a hiking club and start to do some hiking and backpacking, everybody is a beginner at some point. Our club also let non-member to come along on a hike, but of course member has the priority if the trip is full.
Since you have no experience, I suggest you to wait until spring for your first outing, since winter outing takes more experience and gear (such as winter boots, crampons and proper clothing). At the meantime, you can start to train yourself to improve your fitness level. You don’t have to work very hard, you can do whatever exercise you feel comfortable with (running, swimming) but be sure to exercise 30-45 minutes each time and at least 3 days a week. That will prepare you well.
And in spring, you can start with day hikes first, and if you are comfortable with it, and would like to do an extended trip, you can advance to backpacking trips.
Also it is very important to buy a good pair of hiking boots. You can borrow other gear but not boots, and a poor-fit boots will create a disaster. I am thinking to write an article about boots, if you’re interested I can send you an email when I post the article.
If you have further questions, feel free to contact me. Good luck!
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