Yo-Yo Hiking

[Tuney]

Jay, I agree with you entirely. The fun has to be there or there is no sense in trying. The only thing I am a purist at is salsa. Nothing quite like good salsa on a chip. I try to encourage people every chance I get. I think anyone can do a thru hike. I've never done one but I've never tried, yet. I'm waiting for my son to graduate from high school in 2013. We'll hike in 2014. Meantime, we'll have fun at cranberry glades and new river area in WV. There are folks on every forum who are always looking to down someone rather than encourage them. My encouragement to tater was to stop and smell the roses and find someone to hike with. Tater, if you are reading this, most people find hiking buddies on springer as well as in maine. Its no big deal. Good luck and if you stay on this forum and decide you want to hike in 2014, I'll hike a ways with you,

I always wanted to thru-hike with my 3 sons, but they grew up went to college and now have careers and family responsibilities while I'm retired and rarin' to go. The closest I ever came was a week with all 4 of my children including my daughter who had never backpacked before at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in the Fall of '02. So now I'm planning a solo SOBO next year.

"Life is what happens while you're making other plans"

[Lone Wolf]

So now I'm planning a solo SOBO next year.

"Life is what happens while you're making other plans"

damn good choice

[Jim Adams]

I haven't yo-yo'd but I did a thru in 1990 after living on the river in a canoe for 5 months. When I finished the trail at Katahdin, I still had 991 miles of bicycling to go to get home so although the trail was done, my trip wasn't.
I again thru hiked in 2002 with no plans to do ANYTHING after Katahdin. I summited and awoke the next morning to feelings that I needed more and was not ready to quit. I started southbound with a few friends that flip-flopped and was having a great time until I came out of the woods at a road crossing in central Maine and my parents drove up in a car TOTALLY UNPLANNED! I ask what they were doing and their response was "just out riding around...figured that you would be around here somewhere" They knew that I had summited but they had no idea that I had headed back southbound or where I was. I thought about the chances of them just running into me in the middle of nowhere and I got in the car and went home..... still wonder how far I would have gotten.
Go for it! Do Ga-Me and have fun...if you still feel like hiking, turn around and keep having fun! When it stops being fun...go home!
Good luck...sounds like you could use some time away.

geek

[Nasty Dog Virus]

Hey Tot! Good luck man. The AT may not be like Iraq but you're ability to "improvise, adapt, & overcome" is something which will be very useful on the AT.

Look me up when you're coming thru Duncannon, PA. I'll take you to the VFW or American Legion for a few rounds.

[FaceplantOG]

I suggest you bring bubbles as your one piece of useless gear! The hike is long and it can get boring. Ur gonna need something thats guaranteed to make you smile for the times when you wanna quit!

[CrumbSnatcher]

so did tatortot start feb. 1st. 2010?

[Jack Tarlin]

Dunno. But I wish him well.

But I think people should probably knock out the first 2175 miles before they think about doin' it again right away, meaning planning a yo-yo ahead of timeis all well and good, and finishing it is something else altogether.

I'd get to Maine first, and pause and re-group.

Most people starting out don't make it 450 miles down the Trail, never mind making it 4500.

I think people should have great dreams and great goals, but you might wanna keep them reasonable ones.

[Tuney]

Shoot I'll be happy if I just finish.

[Sumone86]

good thread guys, enjoy this yo-yo forum.

[The Old Chief]

Tatertot didn't start on Feb 1st and we didn't see him or hear of him that week.