I'm not a happy hiker. The current cost of fuel is $4 per gallon and may be rising even higher. That's not good news. I'm concerned at how the cost of fuel might affect our hiking.
Our group has had many hikes where we share the cost of the rental vehicle and fuel. This has been and will continue to be a excellent way to have a great hike at a reasonable cost. That's the good news.
We're getting a bit further away from Raleigh each trip (spring & fall) and it makes great economic sense to share the ride as a group. The normal pattern has been to make 2 spring trips and 2 fall trips. It might make better sense to combine the 2 spring trips into 1 longer one. The same would apply for the fall trip. The cost for a longer trip will be less than 2 separate trips.
My biggest fear is that we exclude someone from hiking with our group because we spend 1 week on the trail 2 times a year. A solution might be to offer a 20-30 mile trip closer to home for those that can't take a week.
If the price of gas drops to $1.79 per gallon then disregard all of the above!
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