Thanks for the info Bluebearee.
Kirby
Thanks for the info Bluebearee.
Kirby
Congrats to all. Any idea who was No. 1 or No. 2. Great job Vargas.
Did anyone meet a hiker named "D and D"? I was told he finished at the start of the month.
Kirby
Not sure if it's the same hiker, but I hiked with a "D & D" for awhile. "Dirty & Deranged". Went by "Double D" by the time we were in VA. He was on a tight budget and was several weeks ahead of me by the time I finished. So he most likely finished early to mid September. He was planning to live in Maine afterwards.
I leap frogged with Double D for a while in NH and ME...should've finished a couple days after me..(I summited 9/11).
He finished. Let me know if you want his contact info.
Yeah, he's livin in Portland now, as am I. Good guy.
-Fester
I agree that the patch or certificate are more like nice reminders/memories than a resume or bragging point, for many of us. A lot of people like to be negative toward those who choose to get the certificate, but why? There isn't anything wrong with having that up on your wall or in an album, just like many people display photos, maps, etc. It's part of the fun, even if it is more for "you" than for others. For that matter, if you want to put it where others can see it or enjoy it, who cares! Not like earning it was always easy; there's nothing wrong with being proud of what you've done, and having a reminder of it.
After I summitted, I went back and did two short stretches that I missed, so I would feel - for myself - that I did it honestly. Then I sent in for my certificate - for my mom, and others like her who supported me and I know would like the memory, too. After all, few of us do this completely alone.
I think there are a lot of good reasons to get the patch and certificate. I think it is fine to choose not to also. But don't get down on others, whatever their choice!
Way late on this, sorry. I met Slow Barbara a few times near Damascus. This fall I went to SNP for a week and read her entrie in the register at I believe Rock Spring Hut. She was discouraged about a lost or stolen hiking pole. In a very brief post script she said that she was going to leave the trail. Don't know if she did or not.