Family to hike Appalachian Trail - WLFI.com

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01-22-2012, 20:20
WhiteBlaze

Family to hike Appalachian Trail - WLFI.com

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"></td><td valign="top" class="j"> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1" /></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGDMn22-bI74lgRF2z5JJLtGd-uCQ&url=http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/family-to-hike-appalachian-trail">Family to hike Appalachian Trail</a> WLFI.com The Rainwaters are preparing to hike the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail runs from Springer Mountain in Georgia all the way up to Mount Katahdin in Maine. Lisa Rainwater said her family is up for the challenge. "We're just the average family ... <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEKtH2SEgoCQw1VmeIdf5nRUR5P Sg&url=http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20120122/COLUMNISTS127/201220321">Appalachian Trail takes hiking to extremes</a>The Coloradoan <a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dGXfxyGCfLaulCMMh9KUTcO5_OoMM ">all 2 news articles »</a></div></td></tr></table>

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05-04-2012, 11:31
Skid.

I see this family has left the trail already, instead deciding on "traveling the US to some places we have always wanted to visit."
05-04-2012, 11:57
T.S.Kobzol

Maybe they needed to go to a wedding or sumthin'likethat

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Originally Posted by Skid.

I see this family has left the trail already, instead deciding on "traveling the US to some places we have always wanted to visit."
05-04-2012, 16:52
Captain Blue

Interesting. Less than two months ago their dream was to hike the whole AT. I wonder what happened?
05-04-2012, 17:33
imscotty

It must be especially difficult to successfully complete a family thru-hike. If just one person is not having fun, then you all will not be having fun. I think the Rainwaters made the right decision to focus on what is best for everyone in the family. They hiked 350+ miles together on the AT and from their blog it looks like they went into this as a team and still work together as a team. That makes it a successful family hike in my eyes. Now they are moving on to make memories of a different kind. My best to them.
05-04-2012, 17:35
Slo-go'en

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Originally Posted by Captain Blue

Interesting. Less than two months ago their dream was to hike the whole AT. I wonder what happened?

No doubt they found hiking with 2 youngish kids wasn't as easy as they thought it would be. It's not often that dreams and reality coinside.
05-04-2012, 18:06
WingedMonkey

Makes me wonder if they gave back the "donations".
05-04-2012, 18:20
imscotty

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Originally Posted by WingedMonkey

Makes me wonder if they gave back the "donations".

Quote from Facebook page:
For those that have supported our hike we will be making a donation to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Peace and love
05-05-2012, 07:24
Skid.

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Originally Posted by WingedMonkey

Makes me wonder if they gave back the "donations".

Their website doesn't say how much will be donated back, although it appears that they have not revised it yet, and people can still donate.
05-05-2012, 08:36
coach lou

A young family of 4 hiking the AT. I think they made it 340 miles more than I would have thought they would. I checked there list of things they want to see in the US0fA, I want to come with them.
05-05-2012, 12:10
Spokes

Problem is, people look at the likes of trailjournals.com and only see thru hikers smiling in all those posted pictures and figure hiking the trail is a cake walk- Wrong!

Well at least they tried......
05-05-2012, 13:06
WIAPilot

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Originally Posted by Spokes

Problem is people look at the likes of trailjournals.com and only see thru hikers smiling in all those posted pictures and figure hiking the trail is a cake walk- Wrong!

Well at least they tried......

I really agree with this statement. Hikers need to hear about the endless rain; the STEEP, rocky, and muddy trail; the blistered feet; the mice in the shelters, backpacks, and tents; the snakes; the humidity; etc. And then if we STILL want to hike the trail - God bless us, but we will definitely have a better chance.
05-05-2012, 23:40
Half Note

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Originally Posted by imscotty

Quote from Facebook page:
For those that have supported our hike we will be making a donation to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Peace and love

It needs to be everything that was given to them IMHO. Kind of shady otherwise if you ask me.