Originally Posted by
Ridefreemc
So probably mid April would be the earliest reasonable start date, with potential for rain and soggy conditions. Sounds to me like May should give me better/higher chances for better conditions. I will probably start looking for the late May window.
Thanks all.
Like I said above, early May in 2013 worked fine for us, does not need to be late May. We had several days of rain, but that can happen any time of year.
I was pleasantly surprised how solid the ground was under the puddles on the C&O after a few days of rain. I expected to find soft mud under the puddles, but the ground was pretty firm. I thought that the GPA soil was a bit slower but since we were usually going up a slight grade on GAP, I could have been imagining things.
