Thru Hikers still out there?
Does anyone know of any current blogs of any thru hikers who are still out there? Thanks!
Check trailjournals.com
Met three southbounders yesterday in the Mt Rogers area, maybe 2 days from Damascus. Didn't ask their names, but they all looked happy.
I met about a dozen over the last two weekends in pa, sb of course.
Moved thread/topic to the General forum.
Ran into Bobcat just north of Erwin Sat Oct 13. He is a Whiteblaze member.
At least 10 Southbounders in Damascus as of this morning and they say there are plenty that aren't here yet.
I met Bebop and Rock Steady in Connecticut last week just south of the Bear Mountain summit. They had started in Georgia in May and flip-flopped to Katahdin at DWG, I think, and were trying to complete their hike by Thanksgiving.
I met 5 SOBO's going up Mcafee's Knob saturday Morning. One s name was Kansas Express and he was Moving along pretty quick. Probably 30-35 miles a Day kinda Pace!
i met a nobo named tree Trunk who was on the trail in the Green Mountains as of October 8th.
Gradual Change You Can Believe in.
Live deliberately.
I did a NB section from VA 613 (Mountain Lake) to Daleville week before last and met a lot of Sobo thru's. Was told that there is a record number of SB's this year. Some of the thru hikers that I met were: Dennis McC, Stilts, Misrey, Turtlebox, Voice of Reason, Desert Lock and Silver Surfer.
met Bobcat in Vermont this summer...awesome guy...is he still carrying his yuk?Originally Posted by Seatbelt
Didn't notice it. it was almost dark when I first saw him and then was totally dark later at the shelter.
A 30-35 mile a day pace?? At that pace is there any time to enjoy the scenery???
I ran into two SOBOs at the Raven Rock shelter in Maryland on Friday night. They started in Maine in September and were heading towards Georgia at a rapid pace.
pack weight around 25lb doing 30+ is easy and yes you still stop to smell the forest floor ferns in this area of VA
Thanks for the shout outs guys. The uke made it the northern 1200 miles but I went into ultralight mode for the southern 1000. Finished my thru-hike on October 28th right as the weather took a huge turn. I'm very thankful to have avoided all that snow in the smokies. It was great to meet you both.
-Bobcat
Spent the night of Nov. 3 at the Graymoor ballfield with 1 thru.
Never did ask his name but he was going to be finishing his flip flop hike at Port Clinton.
Said he's been on the trail for 8 months.
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