I thought it was interesting. My stomach is ok. What's the objection?
article is out of date, but still interesting
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wil...ng-walk-in-the
A little sensitive arent we? Its a pretty decent list and someone with some basic knowledge of the trail history put it together. They inclueed --
Earl Shaffer
Mike Hanson -- blind AT Hiker
Grandma Gatewood
Bill Bryson
Scott Rogers -- an amputee
Kevin Gallagher
Jacques d'Ambois
Andrew Thompson
Justice William O Douglas
Mark Sanford -- yeah they injected a little humor here and listed him as the most famous person NOT to have hiked the AT.. Come on lets be realists, there are a lot of folks that were introduced to the AT through that news story that had ot yet hears of the trail. I thought it was funny.
igne et ferrum est potentas
"In the beginning, all America was Virginia." -William Byrd
Hey what happened to JPD? She got quite a bit of news coverage.
Tossed the cookies into the office can huh? Why?
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
What I find amusing about this is how many of these people did NOT actually hike the whole Trail. In fact, only a few of them did.
I think it's a JOKE they would add Bill Bryson to that list, if some one is going to put together a list like this atleast they can do is be SERIOUS about it.
The article was AT hikers - not AT THRU hikers. Still - I thought most of them were inspiring.
Old Hiker
AT Hike 2012 - 497 Miles of 2184
AT Thru Hiker - 29 FEB - 03 OCT 2016 2189.1 miles
Just because my teeth are showing, does NOT mean I'm smiling.
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How's it a joke to include Bryson on a list of the 10 most famous AT hikers? Whether you liked his book or not, and regardless how much of a candy ass he really is, he is forever going to be attached to AT history. His very successcul book will always come up in any AT book search or book discussion. It will be through his book that the majority of the public will probably get their initial (and probably only) exposure to the AT. The likes of Earl Shafer and Grandma Gatewood are only going to be familiar to those with more than a passing interest in AT hiking.
igne et ferrum est potentas
"In the beginning, all America was Virginia." -William Byrd
Where's Minnesota Smith's name?
I have nothing against the choices, but let's make it a little longer and add Bill Irwin.
I think it would be more interesting, at least as a general news article, to list famous people that have hiked some of the trail. For that list only Bryson and the judge probably qualify, but maybe Ray Lewis will do part of the AT when he gets back from Kilimanjaro.
"Waning Gibbous" would be a great trail name.