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johnny quest
09-20-2005, 17:35
any thru hikers out there got an AT tat? i figger when i finish my thru hike i will get one. just wondered how many others thought like me.
Lone Wolf
09-20-2005, 17:37
I know 6 hikers with AT tattoos
johnny quest
09-20-2005, 17:44
pictures! we need pictures!!!!
...or at least descriptions...
jimmyjob
09-20-2005, 18:39
any thru hikers out there got an AT tat? i figger when i finish my thru hike i will get one. just wondered how many others thought like me.
I was thinking about doing the same thing....
I thought for sure I would get one when I finished my thru-hike, I always said. Once I finished I had no interest in one. I think it was me playing a mental game with myself.
Footslogger
09-20-2005, 19:55
I got one prior to my thru in 2003. Because of all the rain we had that year I added a puddle and the year to the bottom of the tattoo when I got home.
'Slogger
papa john
09-20-2005, 19:59
I remember seeing a picture of someone who had the trail tattooed on his back.
theurbansuburban
09-20-2005, 20:09
The guy with the trail on this back was featured in Lion Kings DVD "Walking with Freedom"
jackiebolen
09-20-2005, 20:09
Hmmm...not such a bad idea! I didn't think about it really until now but maybe when I finish it, I'll get a tattoo
MacGyver2005
09-20-2005, 20:50
It's on my To-Do list, I just need to find the time. I am very particular about the artist that puts ink on me, so I need to get time to make an appointment and make a day trip out of it. :jump
Regards,
-MacGyver
GA-->ME
Big Dawg
09-20-2005, 21:38
I've definitely thought about it. Had originally considered getting it when I finish, but heck, that won't be for 15 to 20 years,,,,, I want it sooner than that. Just not sure what to get. Probably just the "T" w/in the "A" symbol
LIVESTRONG
09-20-2005, 22:44
If the link works, this is bozo the guy featured on lion kings dvd, And I think he hiked the trail for his 3rd time this year, not positive on that
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=106811
I want to. But then again I don't, I'm so confused.
The plan(s), if I get one:
If I finish section hiking - the AT symbol but each "line" of the A & T seperate (in "sections") so 4 seperate lines. And maybe "from March 15 1997 to (date of comp.)"
If I thru, the AT symbol will be solid, perhaps with the year incorporated somehow, allowing space for aditional thru hike years if I repete.
The Ink will be mid calf, back of my right leg, I'm thinking the main color will be green.
I still have lots of time to think about it.
Doctari.
I want to. But then again I don't, I'm so confused.
The plan(s), if I get one:
If I finish section hiking - the AT symbol but each "line" of the A & T seperate (in "sections") so 4 seperate lines. And maybe "from March 15 1997 to (date of comp.)"
If I thru, the AT symbol will be solid, perhaps with the year incorporated somehow, allowing space for aditional thru hike years if I repete.
The Ink will be mid calf, back of my right leg, I'm thinking the main color will be green.
I still have lots of time to think about it.
Doctari.
I was thinking the Superman logo with the AT style "AT" instead if the S would be really cool. :-?
After I finished my hike in 2001 I got a tattoo. It's on my right ankle. It's the AT symble, about 1" high with the year 2001 under it. It's simple but yet it's a daily reminder. (could I ever forget?) :)
RedneckRye
09-21-2005, 09:06
It is Bonzo, not Bozo, who has the back piece.
the goat
09-21-2005, 09:46
yeah it is definitely "bonzo"....his back tat looks a lot cooler in person too, the pic just doesn't do it justice.
ShakeyLeggs
09-21-2005, 19:04
Im thinking along the lines of a dream catcher with the AT symbol in the center and one feather for each state with the state abr. hanging off the dream catcher.
Shakey, Do you mean something like like the guy in the 2000 Miles to Maine movie, pictured here on the website looking at his arm: http://homepage.newschool.edu/~at2k/
Footslogger
09-21-2005, 20:43
Here's a shot of my tattoo. It was a very wet year !!
http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=530/150finaltat-med.jpg
'Slogger (http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/8603/size/big/sort/1/cat/500)
Alligator
09-21-2005, 20:50
That's cool 'Slogger.
ShakeyLeggs
09-22-2005, 06:24
Shakey, Do you mean something like like the guy in the 2000 Miles to Maine movie, pictured here on the website looking at his arm: http://homepage.newschool.edu/~at2k/ (http://homepage.newschool.edu/%7Eat2k/)
Yea theat looks like what I was thinking about. Looks good.
MisterSweetie
09-22-2005, 22:43
Here's a shot of my tattoo. It was a very wet year !!
http://www.whiteblaze.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=530/150finaltat-med.jpg
'Slogger
That's awesome! Did you design that? An AT tattoo after a successful AT hike is the only tattoo I'd consider.
Footslogger
09-22-2005, 23:01
[QUOTE=MisterSweetie]That's awesome! Did you design that?
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Thanks ...I can't take credit for the AT part. It's been around for a long time. But I did sketch out the overall design. We had so much rain in 2003 that there was talk about getting T-shirts that said "Appalachain Trail Swim Club". That inspired me to add the puddle and the year at the bottom. It's definitely a one of a kind and I like that.
'Slogger
DMA, 2000
09-23-2005, 01:56
Why not get the AT logo on the sole of your foot? Symbolic, unobtrusive, and generally less likely to suffer from the ravages of gravity.
Hay Slogger, your tattoo looks a lot like the one I got..Except I don't have the water, but it's a nice add for someone who hiked in 03.
Why not get the AT logo on the sole of your foot? Symbolic, unobtrusive, and generally less likely to suffer from the ravages of gravity.
But much more likely to suffer from the ravages of friction, most tattoo artists won't even do a tattoo on the sole of a foot and many don't like to do them on the sides or top of a foot either.
Personally I don't have an AT specific tattoo but I do have the Arc'Teryx logo on my back.
Almost There
10-05-2005, 09:13
I will end up getting one soon. Will probably go with the AT symbol on my upper back shoulder. The other great part is seeing as my trail name is Almost There, they're my initials too.
justusryans
10-05-2005, 11:48
I'm sure I'll be getting one, not sure what it will be, or where I'll put it. I'm kind of running out of space. I'm thinking of getting the brass AT plaque that is on the top of Springer Mt.
cakeman21k
10-05-2005, 12:36
I think the real question here is not to tatoo or not to tatoo;
Its WHERE to tatoo!
I figure the soles of the feet would be the most appropriate place!
:D
justusryans
10-05-2005, 14:43
I think the real question here is not to tatoo or not to tatoo;
Its WHERE to tatoo!
I figure the soles of the feet would be the most appropriate place!
:D
The most painfull place to get ink! I have a lot of ink and I'm not getting one there!!:eek: :eek:
dharmabum86
10-05-2005, 15:33
I have 4 tattoos on my feet. I love feet! :D
nerdishgrrl
10-05-2005, 15:54
Does it realllly hurt that bad on your feet? I was going to get a tattoo on my foot, but opted for my lower back because so many people told me how much it would hurt on my foot. Let me tell you, it still hurt. A LOT. Is your foot really that much worse?
justusryans
10-05-2005, 17:01
The top or side would be fine. The heal or fore foot would even be ok, but the arch?? Absolutely would light you up!! :eek: :eek:
dharmabum86
10-06-2005, 13:11
One of them starts on the outside of my foot at the heel and comes forward to my pinky toe. I have a gecko on top of my right foot. I have a daisy on one big toe and a lady bug on the other big toe. It sounds like alot but it looks awesome. I wish I had the capability to post a pic but I don't. Sorry. I have a high tolerance for pain. I have seven tats total and none of them really hurt :banana
What's the significance of your calf? Just a convenient place to put a tattoo?
justusryans
10-06-2005, 18:50
One of them starts on the outside of my foot at the heel and comes forward to my pinky toe. I have a gecko on top of my right foot. I have a daisy on one big toe and a lady bug on the other big toe. It sounds like alot but it looks awesome. I wish I had the capability to post a pic but I don't. Sorry. I have a high tolerance for pain. I have seven tats total and none of them really hurt :bananaI was talking about the bottom of your foot, not top or sides. What is the one that goes from your heel to your pinky toe? I have 10 tattoo's but none on my feet and they ALL hurt!:D
Lone Star
10-21-2005, 13:06
Los Hermanos got the AT symbol on their shoulders before they started the trail, that way they had a little extra motivation to finish.
stickat04
11-20-2005, 16:50
3 months after My thru hike. I got the tatoo yesterday, I have to go back after it heals for color touch up.
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos/2868/tj2868%5F112005%5F134744.jpg
RITBlake
11-20-2005, 17:52
3 months after My thru hike. I got the tatoo yesterday, I have to go back after it heals for color touch up.
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos/2868/tj2868%5F112005%5F134744.jpg
try this link for sticks tat:
http://209.200.85.146/trailjournals/photos/trailjournals/2868/tj2868%5F112005%5F134744.jpg
Trooper347
11-20-2005, 22:57
try this link for sticks tat:
http://209.200.85.146/trailjournals/photos/trailjournals/2868/tj2868%5F112005%5F134744.jpg
Nice design! ...I already have both legs used, one dive flag, the other a Bucs flag with tribal ring...I am running out of room for single tats, may start a sleeve, but I will be getting one after my Thru!
MedicineMan
11-20-2005, 23:30
if you've been around the piercing/tattoo crowd then maybe you've seen an implant....an AT one might look good on upper arm.
Cheesewhiz
11-21-2005, 17:55
I have the hike in harmony ying yank on my right calf.
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Kerosene
11-21-2005, 22:39
Cheesewhiz, I hope it's the ying-yang and not a yanked ying.:banana
docllamacoy
12-05-2005, 14:25
I got an AT tattoo on my ankle after my '98 thru-hike.