Somehow, I started getting FB feeds about folks hiking the Appalachian Trail. It seems like a thing to do if you want to mention it in every future conversation, maybe, or if you just like to hike. It has crossed my mind, briefly, but when I was young of course I had no time. I watched part of some movie about two guys doing it, the movie got boring to me, anyway, it seems they don't stay on the trail all the time. They will go into nearby towns for dinner and a motel, which I had not originally thought one would do.
I had envisioned doing it on one's own, tent camping, etc. Then I learned you need a support car, in effect, to bring you food and water, duh. Then I see folks off the trail basically acting like tourists on a walk. I get why they do that. It makes it a lot more manageable, though often a motel will not be anywhere near where the AT actually goes, as it delves into some pretty distant regions, like the Smokies.
Maybe somebody here has done it, or part, or looked into it in more detail. The most I might do is one segment maybe.
