name: keith, male 26
Start date: around march 27th
# in party: 1
Miles/day: 5-10 early on
Off day: 1/wk.
ETA Katahdin: whenever i get there
Bill Murphy - male, 32, Ann Arbor, MI
Start date: After Chicago St. Pat's Parade
# in party: 1
Miles/day: Hoping to make 14-15 average, SLOW to start.
Off day: When possible
ETA Katahdin: before it closes
Reasons: (Stolen quotes from various others.)
1) Great doubt, great awakening.
2) To have days pass with the slow, majestic crawl of a summer in childhood.
3) I hope to find more than I am going looking for.
2006 Thru-Hike
name: "Model T" male, 69, Woodlawn,TN
start date: April 1 2006
# in party: 1
miles/day: ?
Katahdin ETA: 6 months
REASON: TBA (can i edit this later?)
Model T Year of thru-hike: 1990, 1994, 1998
2006? You're 4 years late! Have another great hike!
(I'm actually flip-flopping with a mid-May start in Virginia, but I'll add myself to the list since eventually I'll be hiking with y'all)
Me: Scott, male, 33, central Illinois
Start date: May 20th, somewhere in Virginia, possibly near Roanoke
# in party: 1
Miles per day: hopefully 18 or so
Off days: not too often
ETA Katahdin: mid-September (fingers crossed)
Reason: It seems like a good thing to do after finishing a zillion years in graduate school.
Wildbill-40, Supply, NC
start: Mid to late March
# in party: me
miles per day: 8-15
off day: 1/week
ETA: 5-6 months
Reason: Still not sure
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Name: Daniel
Location: Stockbridge (South Atlanta), GA
Age: 21
Start: 2 days after graduation (Mid May)
Number in party: 1
Miles per day: Mid to upper 20's (I have to finish before grad school starts)
Off day: Would love one a week, but not sure how it will fit the time table.
ETA: 12-14 Weeks
Reason: You'd get tired of hearing them all, but seeing the sights, being alone (an introvert's dream come true), seeing if I can do it, and a heck of a story to tell to grandkids seem to top the list.
gnkrush = 2 in party
start date ~march 20
end date sometime in September
miles per 8-12 at first
days off when we need 'em
reason not sure yet
heartnsoul
Dallas, Texas
Male 47 years old
Start date: March 6th
R I F (perfect timing) "reduction in force" at the work place. Just enough time to prepare physically and mentally for the AT. Has been a dream for several years.
The "company" just doesnt know the favor they have bestowed upon me......
See you on the trail, with a smile on my face...
Heartnsoul
Name: Lance male 26, Athens, Ohia (Ohio)
Party = 2
Start Date: April 1stish
Miles a day 0 or alot, and anything in between
0 days: when appropriate
ETA: Katahdin, before they close it
Reason: 1. Thru-hikers make great community
2. I like to walk in the forest
58/Male
Start date March 15th
Miles/Day- Hope to avg 14.5/day
ETA Katahdin - Mid Sept.
Because it's there!
Eric - Male, 30, Tx
Start date: April 1
# in party: Just me
Miles/day: Whatever feels comfortable
Off day: Ditto
ETA Katahdin: Whenever I arrive
Reason: Wait...we're supposed to have a reason? Im so screwed.
2005 "No Legs" Springer to Clingman's
2007 SloFar/DrClaw - GA-NJ
Nobo 2006
Name: No Chance (the odds my wife gives me of succeeding)
Male, 48, Bethel, Ohio
Start date: March 18
# in party: 1
Miles/day: whatever works
ETA Katahdin: when I get there (hoping for late Sept)
Reason: Many, many, many! Start with "I've wanted to for 35 years". Add in that I currently hate my job, but don't know what I want to do next. Need some mental relaxation and stress relief. It's mid-life crisis time. And six months hiking the AT beats six months at a fat farm or in a gym for losing weight and getting fit!!! There's more that I can't (or won't) put into words.
Mogilews - Male, 30, FL
I don't know my trail name yet.
Start date: As soon as I can leave Springer with a light bag
# in party: 1
Miles/day: 10 +/- 5 miles
Off day: When I need them, GF's sister getting married in late April, possibly meeting friends in VA, PA, NY, and ME
ETA Katahdin: 6 mo
Reason: You've heard them all before.
"My fear is greater than my faith- but I walk"
March 1st, but looking for some help to start
Rick - male, 1, MA (but with others later for brief periods along the way)
Start date: I'm eyeing March 1st
# in party: 1 (although I'd like to find someone to start with, if not finish with)
Miles/day: Likely around 8-10 early on, but hopefully a solid average of 15 throughout
Off day: hard to say till I hit the trail
ETA Katahdin: 6 months
Reason: I'm going off to grad school in the fall, and I need some time to do something big (and something a bit nutty) before I go off on that final educational trek.
Tambourine 35 F Va Beach VA Start date APRIL 1ST FROM GA WAS TAKING MY PUP BUT TO HARD ON HER I WILL BE TRAVLIN SOLO MILES A DAY STARTING OUT ABOUT 10 WANT TO FINISH BY MY BDAY 09/29 WHY AM I DOING THIS IT WAS A LIFE LONG DREAM OF MY FATHERS AND I SINCE HAS PASSED I AM GOING TO FINISH HIS JOURNEY FOR THE BOTH OF US AND HOPE TO MEET MANY WONDERFULL PEOPLE ON THIS JOURNEY. HOPE TO SEE YALL OUT THERE...
TAMBOURINE:banana
Rick, M 60
Youngstown, OH
start date 3/15 Nobo
no in party - 1 (to start)
miles/day: 8-10 to start; avg 15-20 later
off days: 1/week
eta big K: Sept or whenever I get there
why: love the outdoors and have had as a life goal for years; newly-retired and still healthy, now is my time.
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Husko
Just curious as to who will be out there. Please, post your start date (exact or approx), number in party, expected miles/day, etc.
Husko - male, 32, MI
Start date: June
# in party: 1
Miles/day: 10 - 20
Off day: 1/wk.
ETA Springer: 7 mos.
Reason: There are too many to list here
1. Jeff Powers, 46 & Debbie Pustoino, 48
2. Start from Springer April1, 2006
3. 2 in Party
4. Initially ~8 work up to 15
5. Planning 1 day rest/wk
6. ETA [with humility
7. We can't imagine anything more cool and NOW is the time!
Starting around 01 May from Georgia
The whole Trail should take me 4-5 months, starting from GA. 50 or so years ago did the whole Trail from Maine, and almost gave up early. I'm glad I didn't, but now I have another 50 years under my belt. Starting 01 May, or as close as possible.
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