Class of 2015 meet and greet...

[Slackanater]

Well hello there ladies and gents!
Start date 2nd week of February... ish
Trail name (If you have one yet) Nope
Hometown: Spartansburg, PA(Yep I'm a Spartan
NOBO or SOBO (and why): NOBO because WE have to start early. I will be hiking with my lady friend who is going to med school and has a limited scheduled. So we will be starting early and walking fast!!
Reason your thru hiking: It has been a life long goal/dream which only became possible when I met Sharon (the lady friend) without her it would have just stayed a dream.
Level of experience: I grew up on a dairy farm and as a boy I lived in the woods. Although I never hiked or camped for more that a few days I'm very comfortable in nature. Sense meeting Sharon however we have went on a number of week-longs and have ticked 13 of the 46 high peeks in the Adirondacks.
If anyone is interested we have put together a fun video of our last trip 115 miles on the North Country Trail https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=DrJAGAUd1VU . That video series will also follow us on our thru-hike

ENJOY the adventure
and remember keep it between the blazes

Hello again !!
We would just like to update all our fellow thru-hikers that maybe interested in getting to know us. Go to www.facebook.com/tokatahdin for our videos/blogs and updates. Only 17 day and we will be on the trail!

[ReiserT]

Start date: February 16th (+/- a couple days)
Trail name (If you have one yet): none yet
Hometown: Higganum, Connecticut
NOBO or SOBO (and why): NOBO, because the timing works.
Reason your thru hiking: I heard about the trail a couple years ago and just couldn't let it go.
Level of experience: Not much, I've done a lot of reading and preparing but long distance backpacking is still new to me.

I'm really excited to get out there, and i'm looking forward to meeting everyone else!

[happynow]

Start Date --March 21,2015
Trail Name--No Spring Chicken
Hometown--Toledo, Ohio
NOBO or SOBO--starting NOBO, will flip flop if I have to (because Im slow)
Reason--Well, Im no Spring chicken (63). Biggest thing in the bucket list.
Level of experience--week long backpacking trips on the AT. No cold weather backpacking experience.

Cant wait to meet everyone.

[Slackanater]

Hello there!!
Quick update Sharon and I hit the trail in 6 days... ahhhhh its happening. Check out a video we made yesterday on the electronics that we will be taking with us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=YkkepN_zKbA

[adamussg]

April 7th
Grizzle
Phoenixville,PA
GA to PA
Experience wise... 3.1 on a scale of 5..
Looking to get away and go for a walk... Figure I may as well bring a pack and tent... walk up and down some mountains....ya know... the good stuff.

[hirsh]

Start date March 1st
No trail name yet
Home town is Huntsville, Alabama
NOBO because this is my first AT hike. I might be open to a flip flop.
I want to take this journey because I'm a medically retired army veteran who is lost since getting out of the military. I am hoping to find my direction in what I want to do now. Also, I do not have a hiking partner yet so if anyone would like to join up my start date is flexible just message me. I'm a 30 year old male and would like to try to average around 15 miles a day give or take depending on terrain.

[northernfrostbite]

Start: April 19
Trail name: n/a
Hometown: Morgantown, WV
NOBO: Less skeeters.
Reason: Ain't nothing better than moving around in the woods til your dead tired and then crashing comfortably in a hammock.
Experience: The more you think you know, the less you actually know.

[gillian]

I'll be hiking NOBO starting April 7th and hope to see some of you out there! I'm posting about my experience at thegillianlife.wordpress.com; feel free to follow along!

[Christoph]

Start: mid to late April (haven't decided on a date yet).
Trail name: Still thinking of one. I'm scared to "acquire" one along the way. Haha
Hometown: Mansfield, Pa
NOBO: Other than tradition, no reason why I'm not going SOBO, really.
Reason: Ever since I was a Boy Scout (some 25 plus years ago), I heard of the trail and thought that would be one of the coolest things I could try to do (end to end). Now that I just retired, that time has come. And I can't wait!!
Experience: No more than weekend camps/hikes, so this should make it interesting. I'm up for a challenge.

[BlindLazarus]

Start Date: March 12-22, 2015 (Depending on the weather)
Trail Name: Everyone gave me the name 'Indiana Bones' or just 'Bones' (because I'm an international archaeologist.)
Hometown: Charleston, SC. (Originally...Glasgow, Scotland)
NOBO: because I don't have the means to travel up north before hiking south. I'm close to the southern terminus.
Reason: I've been an avid hiker since the age of 11. It's just another hike to cross off my list, and I'm excited to meet new people along the way!
Experience: I'm a US National Park Ranger. I have thruhiked the PCT, John Muir trail and half of the CDT. You live and learn, and I still learn every day!

Feel free to follow my Instagram, Wordpress, or Youtube!
Instagram: @RangerRenton
Wordpress: IndianaBones.wordpress.com

[jupiterkn]

Starting NOBO 4/16...yay
Trail name: none yet(should be interesting)

No real experience but done lots of reading.

Hike on brothers and sisters see you in trail


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[BrandtCantWatch]

Starting flip flop 4/27 nobo from harpers ferry.
Trail name: tbd
Hometown: detroit
Reason: to cherish every second of this trail.
Exp: 100 miles over several overnighters last year and now im hooked.

Come join the flip flop movement.

[Vela A.]

Start date: End of April
Trail name: I don't have one. And I don't know how I feel about getting one
Hometown: Bangor-ish Maine
NOBO or SOBO (and why): NOBO. Because I am from Maine and I want to finish my hike and be close to home.
Reason your thru hiking: I've wanted to since I was a kid. I met my husband and he had always waned to. Our kid just left home so we're running off into the woods to play!
Level of experience: We have both been hiking since we were kids. The AT in Maine, trails in Oregon and northern California, New Hampshire

[scyankee]

start April 13 from Hike Inn
trail name Gdad hiking with Lucy adrenalin is really getting high can't wait to go


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[Columbus]

Start date: 03-28-15 Drivng down to Georgia tomorrow and starting Saturday.

Trail name (If you have one yet): Columbus: I often don't find what I'm looking for but it usually works out any way.

Hometown: Columbus, OH

NOBO or SOBO (and why): NOBO because that's how I planned it over the last 6 months lol

Reason your thru hiking: A lot of reasons but mainly because I've always dreamed of it

Level of experience: Lots of hiking and small amounts of backpacking

I'm looking forward to seeing you all on the trail. I will be solo so feel free to say hi. Thank you to these forums for being invaluable.

[showtime_]

Start date:April Fools Day
Trail name:FoxHat
Hometown: Providence, RI. Relocated to Houston, TX last year
NOBO or SOBO (and why): NOBO, because I've already done blackflies and mud in VT/NH, no need to do it again right away
Reason your thru hiking: Already sectioned quite a bit, I do a lot of hiking and bike touring, been wanting to Thru for a long time, and now I have the money, the time, the gear, and the skillset, may as well be now.
Level of experience: Ex-Military, done several 500+mi outings as a civilian.

If anyone from Houston/Austin wants to meet up and compare notes/gear/generally chew the fat, let me know.

Hey SwissGuy,

I'm moving back home to Lake Jackson after I complete my thru this year. Stationed in Quantico right now.

[showtime_]

Start Date: Early May or early June
Trail Name: Showtime has followed me in the military, but I'll be getting my trail name on the trail.
Hometown: Lake Jackson, TX. Stationed in Quantico, VA currently.
NOBO or SOBO: NOBO b/c I grew up with mutant power plant mosquitos on the gulf coast. Hoping to summit Katahdin on my 1 year of sobriety (Oct. 4)
Reason for hike: I love to hike, and was inspired to do the trail three years ago after reading the Barefoot Sisters. My getting out of the Marine Corps means I don't have any long term obligations, and I'd rather do it now than wait twenty years.
Level of Experience: I hike most weekends, in mountains when I can, and several times throughout the week. Two twenty mile days is not a problem, but I have never tried it on my longer trips (5 to 10 days).