MontBell Ex Light Down Jacket. MontBell Ultralight Down T - Short-Sleeve. Interactive Map. Www.appalachiantrail.org/docs/default-document-library/step-by-step-web-version.pdf. A ton of tips for the aspiring Appalachian Trail hiker A close look at gear, technique and attitude By Paul Comstock. Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Trail Map. The Lure of a Long Trail. In the last of four columns on planning a thru-hike, two trail angels offer advice based on the hundreds of thru-hikers they've befriended and assisted along the Pacific Crest Trail .
Trail angels are people who make a hobby of helping thru-hikers. They may do something as simple as offer rides from trailhead to town and back, or as ambitious as welcoming throngs of people into their homes every year.