2008 Thru-Hike Registry

[shuffle]

NOBO
Trail Name: Shufflebum
March 1
Springer - already did the approach and not doing it again.
I hiked in 2004 and had to gt off because of knee injury off and on and could not complete it. I am going to do the WHOLE thing this time!!! I am ready with new knees to try out and the doctor's blessing on the trip. He says he will be my support doctor if I run into trouble. Can't wait to gt back out there.

[Frosty]

Any 2008 hopefuls going the ATC Centennial in NJ?

http://www.ramapo2007.org/

Maybe we could all meet up Friday night or something and talk about start dates, plans, etc?

Or at the CARE OF THE FEET workshop on Saturday morning. That ought to interest every thruhiker

[wilconow]

Trail Name: Not yet
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: May 1st
Approach Trail: Yes


I just did my longest trip (8 days, Spivey Gap to Davenport, NC/TN..check my gallery) and have made my mind up. I may never get this chance again.

Anyone going to the gathering? A friend was telling me it's good if you're planning a thru. though, I'm not sure..

[Johnny Thunder]

Trail Name: Not yet
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: May 1st
Approach Trail: Yes


I just did my longest trip (8 days, Spivey Gap to Davenport, NC/TN..check my gallery) and have made my mind up. I may never get this chance again.

Anyone going to the gathering? A friend was telling me it's good if you're planning a thru. though, I'm not sure..

Wilconow,

Which gathering are we talkin', here?

Johnny

[wilconow]

Wilconow,

Which gathering are we talkin', here?

Johnny

aldha..............

[Johnny Thunder]

I'm in...barring unforseen work-related commitments I'll offer rides to those in the Murda'City area.

Johnny

[wilconow]

I'm in...barring unforseen work-related commitments I'll offer rides to those in the Murda'City area.

Johnny

do you mean you're in for aldha 2007 in gettysburg? are you doing a thru in '08?

[Johnny Thunder]

Yes.


(sorry, I can't just let that hang there. Yes, I should be at Gettysburg. Yes, I'll be heading North on or around April 1.)

[chip B]

Chipmonk
Sobo
This

[chip B]

Chipmonk
Sobo
This Is MY 3 RD START KEEP RUNNING INTO SOME ODD PROBLEMS,, TRAIL UNDERWATER IN 06,
START DATE APPROX JUNE 15 2008
THINKING OF STARTING AT THE TOP TO SAY THAT I DID THE WHOLE TRAIL
IN ONE SHOT WHO KNOWS FOR SURE KATADIN WASNT EASY

[wilconow]

Yes.


(sorry, I can't just let that hang there. Yes, I should be at Gettysburg. Yes, I'll be heading North on or around April 1.)

Johnny, cool. Hopefully I will meet you at some of the workshops. BTW do you like the singer Johnny Thunders???

[Johnny Thunder]

Johnny, cool. Hopefully I will meet you at some of the workshops. BTW do you like the singer Johnny Thunders???

I like the dolls (on occasion)...A much bigger fan of "Johnny Thunder" and pretty much all else from "The Village Green Preservation Society" (Kinks). That's the impetus. Bigger still, is my fandom of Blur (which is how I got into The Kinks in the first place..."Parklife"="Village Green".) If I was named Dan I'd surely be Abnormal.


Johnny

[The Mayor]

I'll be starting 1st week of April '08.
35 y.o.
Start at Springer, end at.....?

I've been section hiking Ga thru NC the last 8 years, and now I got the time to walk a bit futher. All the way, maybe. NC mountain boy by birth, Texan by choice, I'm hiking before I move back to paradise, or Austin TX as some call it.

I'm bringing my dog, Bo Wevil, so I'm going to blueblaze the Smokies since no dogs allowed. I wouldn't recommend skipping the Smokies, if you never have hiked them. The park is a hassle, crowded shelters and tourists swarming the knobs, but it's worth it. Frigging beautiful. And the reward is Curtis's place, Standing Bear at the end. Don't miss it.

Shout outs to 50 short, Smokie, Caveman, Lumpy, and Redbeard.

[toppup1]

Will be starting in March or April with a group. May do Georgia in January while waiting for my last W2 to arrive here in Florida.

[stranger]

Stranger here...I will be thru-hiking northbound starting sometime in Mid to late April. Hope to see you all out there.

[Maybe]

Trail name: Maybe
Start Date: March 30
NoBo
Approach - Yes

I have a brother in Greenville SC who will drive me to the trail head at the crack of dawn. I'm going to drive down (from Arlington, VA), leave my car there and fly back to Greenville from Boston. Yesterday, my sister-in-law's parents, who live in Boston, offered to pick me up in Katahdin. I'm considering this my first trail magic. I'm a musician and I'm having a hard time considering not touching a guitar for five months. Right now, I'm leaning towards maildropping a backpacker git to Miss Janet's or Damascus at the latest ... any words of advice from those who've humped a git would be most welcome.

[Frosty]

Right now, I'm leaning towards maildropping a backpacker git to Miss Janet's or Damascus at the latest ... any words of advice from those who've humped a git would be most welcome.

I've met several backpackers who were gits, but I've never humped one.

[wilconow]

Trail name: Maybe
Start Date: March 30
NoBo
Approach - Yes

I have a brother in Greenville SC who will drive me to the trail head at the crack of dawn. I'm going to drive down (from Arlington, VA), leave my car there and fly back to Greenville from Boston. Yesterday, my sister-in-law's parents, who live in Boston, offered to pick me up in Katahdin. I'm considering this my first trail magic. I'm a musician and I'm having a hard time considering not touching a guitar for five months. Right now, I'm leaning towards maildropping a backpacker git to Miss Janet's or Damascus at the latest ... any words of advice from those who've humped a git would be most welcome.

Do you ever play Iota?

[Maybe]

Frosty - once you go git, you never go back! My last girlfriend was a total gilf.

Wilconow - No, but I've been there a lot; great club. I'm starting a five night stand tonight at Murphy's in Alexandria - tonight and Wednesday upstairs and Thurs-Sat upstairs. If you're in the neighborhood, stop in and say hello. I'll be the guy named Tim.

[Long Shot]

Trail Name: Long Shot
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: March 20, 2008
Approach Trail: No

It's been two years to date since I left the Trail... way too long for me to be away. I can think of nothing else but getting back out there. I've just commited myself to this a few days ago and now the excitement is building. Happy trails, everyone!!