2010 Thru-Hike Registry

[cyclendo]

Cyclendo
NOBO
Early to Mid May
We'll see...

Other:Me plus 2. Post college grad adventures.

[stranger]

Hey good people, I'll be out again next year. Gonna probably head north from Springer in late April and hike up to Harpers Ferry before going out to Denver to hike the Colorado Trail. See you out there!

If not, I'll be somewhere in New Zealand or Australia causing trouble.

[JessieRvnsmk]

Trail name: Jessie Ravensmoke
Direction: NOBO
Start date: April 4th 2010
Approach Trail? Probably.
Additional info: First-timer

[Sweat Pea]

Greetings,

Just found this website today...... Contemplating my first AT adventure. Planning to NOBO on or around April 8th. Signing up for this site constitutes my beginning of my planning stage.. Im a newbie; so Looking to converse, learn and plan with other 2010'ers.

Please stop by and say hello.... Looking forward to a great adventure!

Regards,

Sweet Pea

[Tuna]

Trail name: Tuna
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: 9th March 2010
Additional Info: Hoping to make it a lot further this time. Have thought about the trail everyday since I left it, cannot wait to get back out there and looking forward to meeting everyone.

[JonnyWalker]

Trail Name-Jonny Walker
Direction-NOBO
Estimated Start Date- March
Approach Trail - Not Sure

[The Impersonator]

Mad Dog- Were you on the trail a couple years ago, starting around April 10'th ish, in Georgia?

[jjhikes]

Trail Name - none yet
Direction - NOBO
Estimated Start Date - late March/early April
Approach Trail - yes

totally geeked for this adventure

[Maclak]

Name: none yet!
Dir: nobo
Est Start Date: April 1, 2010
Info: My fiance and I will be moving (back) from Seattle to the tri-state area.. driving cross-country in late feb, getting married mid march, and hitting the trail to do our thru-hike (the honeymoon I guess!) around april 1.
It's going to be a whirlwind!
Can't wait to see everyone on the trail!

[HDMama]

Trail Name - Searcher
Direction - NOBO
Estimated Start Date - Early March
Approach Trail - yes

I plan to complete this hike as a fundraiser for the Air Force Enlisted Villiage (www.afenlistedwidows.org) with a goal of 1,000 people sponsoring me a penny per mile.

[SawnieRobertson]

Trailname: Kinnickinic
Direction: Basically NOBO, but I may meet myself coming and going at times
Start date: I like mid-March, but it mostly depends on what the weather is doing.
Approach trail: Surely don't think so, but who knows.

I've put off saying publicly what I'm up to, but now my knee seems to have recovered rather well from its surgery, and it's still got about eight more months to get even better. I'm working hard to get ready physically, and the fiscal part seems to be falling into place. Yep! It's time.--Kinnickinic

[stinkoman]

Trail Name - Stinkoman
Direction - SOBO
Estimated Start Date - June 15thish
Approach Trail - Unfamiliar.

Hiki

[keidallmer]

Trail Name - Little One
Direction - SOBO
Estimated Start Date - June 15th
Approach Trail - Prolly.

Hiking with Stinkoman!

[alphawolfe]

Trail Name - None Yet
Direction - NOBO
Estimated Start Date - Mid March
Approach Trail - Yep

[Philip]

Trail Name: N/A
Direction: SOBO
Estimated Start Date: Mid-July or Mid-August depending on final class scheduling
Approach Trail - yes or no: N/A
any additional info that you want the world to know:

I had a co-worker years ago named Brandon Joyner from Texas that abruptly quit one day and said he was going to go hike the Appalachian Trail. I never saw him again and always wondered if he really did it or not. At any rate, I too have been bitten by the bug and plan to follow in his footsteps (though I gave my employer a year advanced notice of my intentions). I will be finishing the second of two masters degrees back to back, so I think they know I'm not going to stick around and work for what they pay me now anyway.

At any rate, when I finished my MBA last year it was at the height of our economic uncertainty and the shock of it all prompted me to just stay in school and keep my safe little job and just keep going. Time will tell if I used my time wisely. At any rate, I am hoping to find the dream job I worked so hard through school to get when I finish my thru-hike, but assume many employers won't be doing a lot of hiring through the holiday season. This means I'll be able to take my time and will most likely make it to GA about the time some of the early-bird NOBOs are starting out. Either that or I'll get to GA before December and will just keep going and hike the Florida trail too. Who knows? I doubt I'll ever get this much time off in one span again, so I plan to make it count.

[PhastEnough]

Trail Name - Phast Enough or Phasty
Direction - NOBO
Estimated Start Date - mid march-early april
Approach Trail - havn't decided yet.
add'l info: new to the thru-AT

im gonna most likely quit my job and move most of the stuff to my parents house and then take a bus down

[Tuney]

I'm currently planning to hike home, SOBO, starting on or about June 14, 2010. After all my research, considering NOBO, Flip Flop, and SOBO, my original concept from many years ago is winning out.

I've hiked most of GA in the past, and plan to complete GA during my training hikes this year. I should finish by Mid November.

[sarahgirl]

trailname: dont have one yet
start date: mid-march
direction: NOBO
approach trail: most likely
additional info: sectioned harpers ferry, WV to bear mountain, NY in 01...looking forward to PA again and the dirty doyle...God I can't wait for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nefis]

Trail name: Nefis
Direction: NOBO
Start date: Mid-March
Approach Trail? YES
Additional info: First-timer, I haven't done any serious backpacking since college. I'm starting to get back into the swing of things, gearing up & getting my pack weight down.

[swivel]

Trail Name: Swivel
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: March 10
Approach Trail: no
Additional Info: So many maps and books...any recommendations?