2012 Thru-Hike Registry

[JybbaGirl]

Trail Name: Maybe...maybe not. Haven't decided. Erin is good for now.
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: March 3ish
Approach Trail: Nope

This adventure is my 30th birthday present to myself!

I'm doing this as a 30th celebration too! And I'm from Chicago :-) Not too many of my friends from back home have even heard of the AT so it's nice to see your post - hope to meet you out there!

Jill

[Adrian]

Trail Name: I'd love to let my hiking peers name me or have some serendipitous circumstance reveal my name. Otherwise I'll probably go with "Red", "Big Red" or "Age". I'm also considering "One Foot".
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: 1st week in March
Approach Trail - Probably not

[IlliniErin]

Hope to meet you too Jill!

[Swissboy]

Trail Name: Don't have one yet
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: Mid-March
Approach Trail: Yes, why not

[jalansdale]

update: planning to leave April 1 not April 15
jalansdale

[Serial 07]

Trail Name: Serial Killer!
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: Mid-April
Approach Trail: yeah, that's a brutal beginning i wouldn't miss...

[traildust]

Trail Name Traildust and Dovetail with Willy and Lucy the Wonder Dogs
Direction NOBO
Estimated Start Date March 21
Approach Trail - No
Need real estate market to turn around a little so we can sell two properties and hit the trail. We are hopeful.

[Winterstar1]

Trail Name: Winterstar
Direction: SoBo
Estimated Start Date: Mid-June
Approach Trail: Do what?

[darkage]

I'm actually shocked how many of you are skipping the approach trail, its 8 miles to the summit of springer ... yet ya'll plan on hiking about 2,200 miles but are skipping the first 8 ? ... lol, sure its nothing really special but seriously ...

[Winterstar1]

Approach Trail - yes, of course.

[Old Hiker]

I'm actually shocked how many of you are skipping the approach trail, its 8 miles to the summit of springer ... yet ya'll plan on hiking about 2,200 miles but are skipping the first 8 ? ... lol, sure its nothing really special but seriously ...

Not "officially" part of the White blazes. Me - done it before. Not worried about it, other than it may take me a day to complete, which will throw my "official" start date off by a day or so. I'm determined to start on my Mom's birthday. I might not need that day, but who knows................

[darkage]

Not "officially" part of the White blazes. Me - done it before. Not worried about it, other than it may take me a day to complete, which will throw my "official" start date off by a day or so. I'm determined to start on my Mom's birthday. I might not need that day, but who knows................

Absolutely, was more or less a comment than a gripe ... i'm a firm believer in HYOH ... i was just surprised at the number of those actually not doing it ... thats all, everyone have a safe and enjoyable hike!

[Gramps43]

Thank you for Your service Joe. My nephew just retired from the Corps. Hope to see you on the Trail in 2012.

[Gramps43]

See you on the Trail and thanks for your service Tumbleweed.
Gramps

[Carol A.]

New plans. Will be leaving from the approach trail March 12.

[Beeobee]

Trail Name - Goggles Pisano (or what my friends call me WOP) lol
Direction North
Estimated Start Date - March 8
Approach Trail - yes
This will be my first attempt

[oddbird]

Trail Name: Oddbird<br>Direction: NOBO<br>Estimated start date: Feb.18<br>Approach Trail: TBD<br><br>Well, they say you have to hike your own hike, and this will definitely be my own. I will be hiking gluten free and dairy free, which seems to eliminate a lot of the trail rituals. I guess it will be a paleo walkabout <br><br>

[jsdamon]

Trail Name: Oddbird<br>Direction: NOBO<br>Estimated start date: Feb.18<br>Approach Trail: TBD<br><br>Well, they say you have to hike your own hike, and this will definitely be my own. I will be hiking gluten free and dairy free, which seems to eliminate a lot of the trail rituals. I guess it will be a paleo walkabout <br><br>

i'm vegan thus hiking vegan. so i've been contemplating how my diet will effect my hike and my hike will effect my diet. you don't have the "no meat" restriction, but i just wanted to let you know i understand your plight (perhaps more so). hehe good luck! and hopefully i'll see you on the trail.

[mtndo]

Trail Name None Yet
Direction NOB
Estimated Start Date Mid March
Approach Trail No
Hope My boss doesnt read this before Feb

[Busker]

Trail name: Patch
Start date: Around the 1st May and heading north

Hope to see some of you people on the way, enjoy.

Approach Trail: yes