Nantahala Outdoors Celebrates the AT

[Roots]

Just a little info. While at NOC this past weekend for Soruck, one of the guys working at the store told us they were having their 1st annual AT hiker festival. For anyone interested, here is the link:

http://www.noc.com/noccom/festivals-...idge-festival/

[Luddite]

Thanks for the link. Thats a good place for a festival. I took one of their kayak roll clinics when I passed through there one year.

[Lone Wolf]

Just a little info. While at NOC this past weekend for Soruck, one of the guys working at the store told us they were having their 1st annual AT hiker festival. For anyone interested, here is the link:

http://www.noc.com/noccom/festivals-...idge-festival/

dang! how many AT fests are there? 20 per year? ridiculous

[Trailbender]

When I went there on my section, and a year later on my thru, you could see a lot of "fake hikers" there. They were the girls with makeup and NF gear on, brand new hiking stuff with no wear, and they smelled good. I guess any activity has people that like the "look" and image, but not the idea of actually hiking.

[Roots]

dang! how many AT fests are there? 20 per year? ridiculous

I know, right?! I agree...and mostly in the first 500 miles. BUT...I have always loved NOC and when he told me they were going to have something for hikers, I was surprised. Their main interest, of course, is the river so I found it pretty cool they were doing a festival for the trail. Especially since the trail runs directly through their campus.

[Bravefriend]

yes it's going to be a great weekend. the NOC is due for an event like this so the class of 2011 will be greeted with quite the get together! music, vendors, and some great speakers/presentations (Andrew Skurka will be there!). hope to see all current, future, and past thru hikers there as well as the whole hiking community there!!

[chief]

When I went there on my section, and a year later on my thru, you could see a lot of "fake hikers" there. They were the girls with makeup and NF gear on, brand new hiking stuff with no wear, and they smelled good. I guess any activity has people that like the "look" and image, but not the idea of actually hiking.

girls that look good and smell good always trumps the idea of actually hiking!

[Spokes]

dang! how many AT fests are there? 20 per year? ridiculous

You make me chuckle LW. That's sorta like Bill Gates saying there's too many software companies.

[TheChop]

They were the girls with makeup and NF gear on, brand new hiking stuff with no wear, and they smelled good.

I don't see how this is a problem what so ever.

[mweinstone]

may the ramparts of lwolfs heart open to alow his great love of hikers to reverberate thru the hills about noc.

may his charity twords hikerdom fill the basket cases with contempt.

may his kind words slander the trailmooch and preserve the trash.

may his wisdom wizz on the fires of foolery

and may his heart open to the ....wait.....dont want that again...

may his heart stay closed.

amen.

[bigmac_in]

may the ramparts of lwolfs heart open to alow his great love of hikers to reverberate thru the hills about noc.

may his charity twords hikerdom fill the basket cases with contempt.

may his kind words slander the trailmooch and preserve the trash.

may his wisdom wizz on the fires of foolery

and may his heart open to the ....wait.....dont want that again...

may his heart stay closed.

amen.

Where the heck is the old fart? Not even defending himself.

[mweinstone]

i as well worry of the eldergas. to put it flatculently,...i fear for his fartlyness. could some sort of antigas bean x pill have been his unscently end? could it be that the recent mass bird deaths were the result of his fart collector going unatended and exsploding? did the goya truck jackknife and leave him tootless? is their a mrs fart we could speak with?

[4eyedbuzzard]

Where the heck is the old fart? Not even defending himself.

It's a mystery

[Lugnut]

Where the heck is the old fart? Not even defending himself.

Probably doing trail magic.

[gypsy]

He is in timeout for the time being.

[Roots]

He is in timeout for the time being.

NO...not Wolf...

[Odd Man Out]

When I went there on my section, and a year later on my thru, you could see a lot of "fake hikers" there. They were the girls with makeup and NF gear on, brand new hiking stuff with no wear, and they smelled good. I guess any activity has people that like the "look" and image, but not the idea of actually hiking.

Their web site says "Both weekend dayhikers and long distance warriors are welcome to share their passion with like-minded friends and enthusiasts." Isn't there room for everyone in that?

[Red Hat]

hmm just a week after the April Fools Bash, just a hop and a skip over to NOC... sounds promising

[Diatribe]

dang! how many AT fests are there? 20 per year? ridiculous

So very true.
Do you think it's just another AT festival the speard the love & appreciation, or to bring some funds to the NOC?

[Diatribe]

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