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    Frieden and Ed - World Explorer Team frieden's Avatar
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    Default NOBO 2006 Thru Hiker Roster

    Just curious as to who will be out there. Please, post your start date (exact or approx), number in party, expected miles/day, etc.

    Frieden - female, 36, FL
    Ed - male, 1, FL
    Start date: Early March
    # in party: 2
    Miles/day: 10 - 20
    Off day: 1/wk.
    ETA Katahdin: 7 mos.
    Reason: Vision quest; taking time to savor nature and smell the flowers (after the snow melts); plan to take lots and lots of pictures.

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    Digger - male, 53, NC
    Start date: mid to late march
    # in party: 1, so not much of a party
    Miles/day: 8-10 start, 15-20 later
    Of day: when I feel like it
    ETA Katahdin: when I get there
    Reason: one of these days I will figure that out.

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    justusryans- male 41, female 36
    Start Date- early March
    # in party- 2
    Miles/Day- whatever
    off day- 1 in 7
    ETA Katahdin- yes
    Reason- lots of reasons
    "We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us."

    Kahlil Gibran

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    Turtle2 -50 female
    Start date late March
    #=1
    Miles/Day- Early 8-10 Overall avg 15
    Off Day - Whenever
    ETA Katahdin - Mid Sept.
    Have got that urge.
    Turtle2

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    Matt and Nicole
    Start Date- March 1st
    # in party- 2
    Miles/Day- 7-10 early, high teens later
    off day- few and far in between, can always make some progress
    ETA Katahdin- five months
    Reason- I took a 4,100 mile bike trip from Oregon to Maine last summer. While riding one of my friends (the Gambler) hooked me on the idea of thru-hiking. I figure I might as well string along as many adventures as I can before I leap into a career. My girlfriend didn't like the idea of me leaving her out on more fun, so she's coming along.

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    Cheesewhiz
    Start date March 22
    #= Just me
    Miles/Day- Early 8-10 Overall avg 15
    Off Day - Whenever
    ETA Katahdin - Mid Sept.
    I've had the idea in the back of head for the last 12 years or so and 2 novembers ago I went on a weekend trip and ran into a few thru hikers and from then on I have been planning. So this year is my turn.
    :datz May the four winds blow me safely to Maine.

    www.trailjournals.com/cheesewhiz

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    Quote Originally Posted by Turtle2
    Turtle2 -50 female
    Start date late March
    #=1
    Miles/Day- Early 8-10 Overall avg 15
    Off Day - Whenever
    ETA Katahdin - Mid Sept.
    Have got that urge.
    good luck beth,i am pulling for ya,go for it,happy trails to ya always
    you are cool in my book neo

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    F 40 FL
    Start date ; 4/1 - 4/25 ( TBA)
    # 1 - but looking to hook up with others prior to establish contacts
    Miles/Day 1st 2 wks: 8-10 Overall Avg 20-25
    Off Day whenever ( or as blisters ( if any) require in first 10 days)
    ETA Big K - when I'm on top
    Reason: Have done several long Sections and just want to go the distance, meet some of you awsome folks from the class of 06
    ad astra per aspera

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    Shrimp or M.K. Mailler
    starting March 27th (day after mom's birthday)
    Male, 23 week after start date
    Only myself, until I find someone else to hike with for a while
    Miles/Day will start around 8-10, not exactly sure yet, and hopefully will advance to 20 or more.
    1 0-day per week so far planned, hoping for no more than that.
    ETA late july or early august, as I might decide to yo-yo, depending on how I feel.
    Reason: Not sure, but I've been planning this thing for 3+ years now and it's been getting pushed back repeatedly. It's about time I escape for a while.

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    Are any of you keeping online journals??? Sue/HH
    Hammock Hanger -- Life is my journey and I'm surely not rushing to the "summit"...:D

    http://www.gcast.com/u/hammockhanger/main

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    2006 Thru-hiker in planning dje97001's Avatar
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    Derrick and Carrie (26/28 by then), CT
    Start Date- April 1st (days before or after, depending on good weather)
    # in party- 2
    Miles/Day- 7-10 first 1-2 weeks, whatever we need to do later (I can't imagine many 20+ days but maybe that stamina kicks in)
    off day- morale days will be taken and enjoyed as needed
    ETA Katahdin- 6 months
    Reason- We will have been seriously planning, saving and "shaking down" for 2 years by then. We think the best time for us to go is pre-mortgage and pre-kids and that means now.

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    :banana

    can i go too???????

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    Hey ya, Hammock hanger I am on trail journals it is currently up and running but some changes may be made between now and my departure for gear and such.

    www.trailjournals.com/cheesewhiz
    :datz May the four winds blow me safely to Maine.

    www.trailjournals.com/cheesewhiz

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    Marc - male, 33, NJ
    Start date: Mid March
    # in party: 1
    Miles/day: 10 - 25
    Off day: once everyother week
    ETA Katahdin: 5 1/2 mos.
    Reason: tired of dreaming about it, time to do it

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    I was hoping this would stay as a straight roster (no comments), to make it easier to reference. We can't edit the posts, so maybe new additions add "trail journal site" to the list? Or simply post, "My trail journal: 'link' "

    My trail journal:

    www.trailjournals.com/frieden

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    Quote Originally Posted by frieden
    I was hoping this would stay as a straight roster (no comments), to make it easier to reference. We can't edit the posts, so maybe new additions add "trail journal site" to the list? Or simply post, "My trail journal: 'link' "

    My trail journal:

    www.trailjournals.com/frieden
    Attroll had a table set up for this last year 2005 and a limited access 2005 hiker forum. If you contact him, I'll bet he would accomodate you and perhaps make any modifications you might want.
    http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...2005+hike+list

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    Default 2006 thru hiker

    I plan to thru hike with an approximate start date of March 21 from Amicolola Falls State Park northbound. This will be my first ever very long distance hike.

    DavidNH

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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidNH
    I plan to thru hike with an approximate start date of March 21 from Amicolola Falls State Park northbound. This will be my first ever very long distance hike.

    DavidNH
    see you there... as long as the money for the trip keeps coming in.

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    Transcriber, 49, female
    Leave mid to late March, 2006, NOBO
    Solo
    7-10 first week or two, then average 12-15 mpd
    Estimated time to Katahdin about 6 months
    Started up TJ journal just yesterday
    Reason: Love to hike, be out in the woods; look forward to the challenge and want to see if I can do it!
    Transcriber :)

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    James (no trail name yet)- male 28
    Start Date- No later than April 1st
    # in party- 1
    Miles/Day- whatever
    off day- when i can't stand the smell of myself any longer
    ETA Katahdin- September 17th......my 29th birthday......
    Reason- do i really need one....????
    Where are you going, Where have you been...???

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