re-planning my trek (now that I have a better idea of what I need to do)

Some of you were looking for a map of the AT.

I didn't bring my cell phone with me (couldn't do it), so if you want to get a hold of me, the best way is email or I would love to get something by snail mail! My next couple stops are listed below. Address it like this:

Lily Chang-Chien
c/o Smokey House Center
426 Danby Mountain Rd.
Danby, VT 05739
(I'll arrive here 7/20.)

Lily Chang-Chien
c/o General Delivery
Glencliff, NH 03238
(write somewhere "Please hold for AT hiker. ETA 7/30)

I've also planned maildrops in the following towns, and when I have a clearer idea of when I'll arrive, I'll update my blog. If the mail is going to a post office, address it like the Glencliff one above.

Monson, ME 04464
(late August?)

Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327
(early September?)

c/o Jess Wysopal
HC 71 Box 179H
Augusta, WV 26704
(late September?)

Damascus, VA 24236
(late October/early November?)

Fontana Dam, NC, 28733
(mid/late November?)

Before I started out, I was getting a bit nervous because here I was saying I was thru-hiking, but statistically only a quarter of the people who start an AT thru-hike actually finish, and what made me think that I'd be in that quarter? Well, I think it was my second day out, and I was noticing how solidly my feet hit the trail as I was walking, and suddenly, I felt I could do it. So sitting here today, in Dave's kitchen, planning the rest of my trek made sense, whereas it had overwhelmed me a month ago in my own kitchen in Mississippi.

A big, BIG thank you to Jess for putting together my maildrops and working with me so willingly as I muddle through this. :-P