Looking for hikers who completed the CT in 2012

[Dobbins]

Hey, lately I have had Springer Fever hard, and I have been wondering what happened to a few hikers who I ran into on the trail. Two were going by the trail name's Hatman and Happy Feet, we hiked together off and on for a few days around Creede, Colorado, and also I am looking for Hollywood and Train, hiked together off and on from Leadville until after Salida. Just wondering if anyone knows these people, I always wondered if they finished and how it went for them. All were heading Southbound, sorry if this is the wrong place for this kind of stuff. Also, Bruce from Kansas. I meet him on Day 1 right at the start of the trail, and never saw him again. He was hiking much faster than I was.

I was going by the Trail Name "Dick Darlington"

[Cookerhiker]

Hey, lately I have had Springer Fever hard, and I have been wondering what happened to a few hikers who I ran into on the trail. Two were going by the trail name's Hatman and Happy Feet, we hiked together off and on for a few days around Creede, Colorado, and also I am looking for Hollywood and Train, hiked together off and on from Leadville until after Salida. Just wondering if anyone knows these people, I always wondered if they finished and how it went for them. All were heading Southbound, sorry if this is the wrong place for this kind of stuff. Also, Bruce from Kansas. I meet him on Day 1 right at the start of the trail, and never saw him again. He was hiking much faster than I was.

I was going by the Trail Name "Dick Darlington"

Happy Feet is on WhiteBlaze and I believe Hat Man may have joined more recently as well. Look her up and send a PM.

[On Track]

On the CT Foundation website, kinda buried under Trip Planning, is a list of CT Completers year by year ... following link. All 4 of the hikers you ran into on the trail are listed along with their (non)trail names.

http://www.coloradotrail.org/completers.html

[On Track]

One more thing, "Damn glad to meet ya."

[Dogwood]

I flip flopped from Salida to Durango and Salida to Denver in OCT 2012. I actually started the last wk of Sept like Sept 28. I got done the second week of Nov taking oodles of "zeros/neros"(must of had 15-18 total, I didn't keep track), summitting 4 14ers, and basically seeing what I could see thinking I didn't have much time to spare before I got seriously dumped on with the white stuff. I may have been the last one on the CT in 2012 because I knew of no one behind me. I think I met Hollywood and Train very early on going NOBO. I asked about what kind of hike they were doing(NOBO?) and, if I'm recalling correctly, they said they were doing something funky as far as a hike, flip flopping around some mostly going SOBO but doing the section I met them on going NOBO. I passed Coach and Mrs Parkay just south of Tennessee Pass/Leadville stopping to talk to them going SOBO on their CDT thru-hikes and just missed Yogi doing her CDT SOBO(her second, and a follow up to her her AT thru she did earlier in the yr).

[Dobbins]

On the CT Foundation website, kinda buried under Trip Planning, is a list of CT Completers year by year ... following link. All 4 of the hikers you ran into on the trail are listed along with their (non)trail names.

http://www.coloradotrail.org/completers.html

I saw this list, but as far as I can tell there is no way to get in touch with them. They just list their names and trail names and that they finished. No emails, etc. I was hoping to reach out.

[Dobbins]

Thank you, done!

[Happy Feet]

Hey, lately I have had Springer Fever hard, and I have been wondering what happened to a few hikers who I ran into on the trail. Two were going by the trail name's Hatman and Happy Feet, we hiked together off and on for a few days around Creede, Colorado, and also I am looking for Hollywood and Train, hiked together off and on from Leadville until after Salida. Just wondering if anyone knows these people, I always wondered if they finished and how it went for them. All were heading Southbound, sorry if this is the wrong place for this kind of stuff. Also, Bruce from Kansas. I meet him on Day 1 right at the start of the trail, and never saw him again. He was hiking much faster than I was.

I was going by the Trail Name "Dick Darlington"

Hello! This is Happy Feet. Hatman and I did finish the trail. What a beautiful trail it was. And Hatman and I know about Springer Fever!! Some years the 'fever' is worse than others! Would love to talk to you about it.

[Dobbins]

Hello! This is Happy Feet. Hatman and I did finish the trail. What a beautiful trail it was. And Hatman and I know about Springer Fever!! Some years the 'fever' is worse than others! Would love to talk to you about it.

Happy Feet, check your Private Messages, I just sent you one!

[iquack08]

On the CT completer application there was the check box to allow the CTF to release your contact information to inquiring users. You might be able to contact them that way.

[Dobbins]

On the CT completer application there was the check box to allow the CTF to release your contact information to inquiring users. You might be able to contact them that way.

Wow, I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know.