Find out by following our adventure as we attempt a 2010 thru-hike:
http://appalachiantrail2010.blogspot.com/
Check out the blog and then the link labeled "official site"
Find out by following our adventure as we attempt a 2010 thru-hike:
http://appalachiantrail2010.blogspot.com/
Check out the blog and then the link labeled "official site"
youll all make it. i know these things. good blog. yup. your makein it. as sure as i never will. youll all summit.
matthewski
the itinerary listed will go out the window in the first week
They were in Monson August 7, which means they probably will be summitting by the weekend or early next week.
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Weary
Thanks for the boost of confidence!!! We need more believers like you!
The itinerary is not rigid but more of a guideline. It just helps to give me a better idea of my daily mileage possibilities. It's good to have a template when you are trying to meet a deadline.
That's ok with me. Along as it's a job that I enjoy.
The best advice someone gave me is this Start slow then go slower give you feet, mind and soul the time to adjust. Then anything and everything will work out. The number one reason for failure is attitude, second is injury, have the right first one will also prevent the second one. When you get to maryland send a note trail magic will happen.
Would you be offended if I told you to
TAKE A HIKE!
CowHead
"If at first you don't succeed......Skydiving is not for you" Zen Isms
I once was lost, then I hike the trail
That mail drop schedule is totally screwed up. Franklin, but no Fontana?
"Fish Camp Woman.... Baby, I like the way you smell"
- Unknown Hinson
Well I do indeed wish you guys all the best, but I hope you have realistic expectations.
For example, lose the overly romantic expectations; in that first link one of your party talking about "living entirely off the land like Native Americans did."
Well, OK.
But the reality is this is not what you're gonna be doing for the next few months. You won't have time to hunt, fish, trap, or farm, and in order to survive, you're gonna have to hitch on a highway into a town every three to five days to find a market so you don't starve. You're gonna be entirtely dependent on town/city folk whi have and use automobiles, even if you don't.
So have a great time. But this "Dances With Wolves", being one with nature thing, I'm not so sure about. There are people every year who swear they'll be "living off the land" etc. during their thru hikes.
Usually, the acorn/toadstool/chipmunk diet gets real tired after the third day but maybe you'll find another way.
Good luck! I hope you find the fame you are looking for.
I'm not really a hiker, I just play one on White Blaze.
This will be fun to watch as the miles drag on. A thru hike always sounds like a great idea when you're well rested sitting in a warm dry living room with all the comforts and a full belly. Good luck and enjoy your hike!
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau