Oh, and just a side note: all the times I mention "shelters," these are 3-sided structures in the woods along the trail. I do not really plan on staying in the shelters. I may camp around them because there will be others to keep me company. But for the most part, I used the shelters just as a general reference point so I could calculate distances. This also goes for days when I have 3 miles one day and then 25 miles the next. I will probably find a place to camp somewhere in between, rather than literally hiking 3 miles and then 25 miles. Again, I just mostly used this as a reference point.