We did it! Karen and I hiked and camped on the Appalachian Trail! We set our sights on a 5-10 mile hike to a shelter/camp site, to return the next day along the same trail to the car. We chose to start at Bull's Bridge near Kent CT and hiked about 8 miles to Mt Algo shelter, where we camped. Had a blast. It trail was rated "difficult" by the guidebook, and I guess it was. Lots of ups and downs, and some very rocky sections. Met thru hikers at the shelter; two southbounders and one northbounder. Had strong cell signal all day, which makes me laugh it's so incongruous. The next day, we hiked back out the way we came in (8 miles each way; total of 16 miles)