View Full Version : How long has it been since you were on the AT?
Gambit McCrae
01-07-2016, 15:22
I'm coming up on 2 months and I'm itching to go since Im used to 1-2 times a month
soumodeler
01-07-2016, 15:23
4 days. Already missing it...
dudeijuststarted
01-07-2016, 15:31
Too long. Moved to CA after living on the AT for a year. Hiking JMT this year then I'm coming "home."
Traffic Jam
01-07-2016, 15:35
2 days ago but that's not a choice.
Lone Wolf
01-07-2016, 15:46
today.....
Lone Wolf
01-07-2016, 15:47
today.....
but i live 60 yards from it
Feral Bill
01-07-2016, 15:49
I'm living out west, but I have plans.
4 months, I used it as an approach trail to the north end of the Tuscarora Trail.
Riocielo
01-07-2016, 16:10
3 months. We make two hikes a year, usually in May and October.
illabelle
01-07-2016, 16:19
It's been 10 weeks since a two-day backpacking trip near Winding Stair, 2 weeks since we did a little dayhike at Max Patch. Does it count if I cross the AT in a car?
Gambit McCrae
01-07-2016, 16:28
It's been 10 weeks since a two-day backpacking trip near Winding Stair, 2 weeks since we did a little dayhike at Max Patch. Does it count if I cross the AT in a car?
:-?..........No Count buuuuuuut?...:banana
4eyedbuzzard
01-07-2016, 16:37
Last hikes on the AT were 1 1/2 years ago - sections in VT and NH. Had to move to TX from NH. I miss the mountains and trails. It's a 4 hour drive now to the nearest decent hiking on the Ouachita Trail in OK/AR.
Not long enough ago. Still trying to recover.
Rain Man
01-07-2016, 16:49
September in Maine. Have been planning my return ever since. Will be back in CT in May or June, Maine in Aug or Sep, this year.
Teacher & Snacktime
01-07-2016, 16:59
September in Maine. Have been planning my return ever since. Will be back in CT in May or June, Maine in Aug or Sep, this year.
You'll let me know when you'll be in CT I hope! I haven't finished it yet and hope to be on my feet fully by then!
Teacher & Snacktime
01-07-2016, 17:00
but i live 60 yards from it
Does walking to the Blue Blaze (or whatever they call it now) count? :)
Lone Wolf
01-07-2016, 17:03
Does walking to the Blue Blaze (or whatever they call it now) count? :)
yes. it's official white blazed AT
Lone Wolf
01-07-2016, 17:03
Does walking to the Blue Blaze (or whatever they call it now) count? :)
yes. it's official white blazed AT
Studlintsean
01-07-2016, 17:13
Hiked a small section last Wed- Fri. Already ready to get back out there but it might be a few weeks due to school.
peakbagger
01-07-2016, 17:29
Was on it last weekend (Webster Cliff to Jackson) with about a foot of snow. I always like seeing the white blazes to remind me of past hikes.
I usually get out on the AT every day. It's just a short walk out the back door through the woods to the trail.
Took a little walk to Stratton Pond with a GMC group on New Year's Day. A perfect day/way to welcome in the New Year. Hope to see some of you on the trail this year in Vermont.
jimmyjam
01-07-2016, 20:24
It's been 5 days for me. I'm a hikeaholic.
MuddyWaters
01-07-2016, 20:30
6 weeks here
Uncle Joe
01-07-2016, 21:10
Sunday. There's no choice for "a few days" or "week."
I was at the Doyle last week but I didn't cross the Duncannon square to the white blaze so it was a few more weeks back that I was actually on the A.T. Actually not, come to think of it, that same day I was at a business on High St. next to a blaze. So it wasn't as long as I thought. :)
johnnybgood
01-07-2016, 21:50
2 weeks ago...sort of . I crossed it for a Nano second on my way to setting up camp after a blue blaze circuit hike.
4 months, I used it as an approach trail to the north end of the Tuscarora Trail.
Also, I flew over it yesterday, does that count?
r2davis65
01-08-2016, 05:11
Four weeks, and it's way too long.
Traveler
01-08-2016, 06:56
Yesterday, Race mountain in MA.
Hikes in Rain
01-08-2016, 07:06
Two years. *sigh* Too many health issues that I hope have been put to rest. I have great hopes for this year!
daddytwosticks
01-08-2016, 08:16
Over 2 months. Sad since I live so close to almost all the trailheads south of Hot Springs. Family health issues and life in general get in the way. :)
In October, Spent 5 days and nights in the rain from Fontana dam to Davenport, soaking wet. Can't wait to get back for a 3 day hike to Hotsprings this winter or spring.
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Grandscale
01-08-2016, 08:55
About a month. Planning to do a few miles around Allentown Shelter this weekend.
I enjoyed one of the first cold days of the season on the trail on Tuesday. I think it was in the 20s'. Rausch Gap area combined with some side trails for a nice 12 mile afternoon hike. Usually at least once every two weeks when time allows once a week.
Gambit McCrae
01-08-2016, 09:38
Reason I put "never Been" as an option is I was curious if there are any long time member who just enjoy the whiteblaze community who have never been.
Used to go every year for 5 years.
It's too crowded now..... and I've discovered the Sierra Nevadas are nicer.
Seatbelt
01-08-2016, 13:35
Nov last year; Elk Garden to Marion VA
double d
01-08-2016, 13:36
Living in the Upper Midwest, its not easy to get to the AT, but I was last on the AT during the summer of 2014-for those of you who live near our nations long distance trails, you are lucky!!!!
Gambit McCrae
01-08-2016, 13:42
Used to go every year for 5 years.
It's too crowded now..... and I've discovered the Sierra Nevadas are nicer.
That's quite an opinion. But just an opinion :)
Odd Man Out
01-08-2016, 14:58
I voted, but if it had been between 6 and 7 months, 2 and 3 years, or 5 and 6 years, there would be no way to vote.
Team Pancho
01-08-2016, 18:27
Never been...but hoping to check out Maine next year.
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saltysack
01-09-2016, 09:13
Too long. Moved to CA after living on the AT for a year. Hiking JMT this year then I'm coming "home."
Don't do it! You will not come home! I haven't been on AT since a month or two before my Sept JMT thru hike....doing FHT over my kids spring break then back to good old AT...
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saltysack
01-09-2016, 09:16
Used to go every year for 5 years.
It's too crowded now..... and I've discovered the Sierra Nevadas are nicer.
I believe ya!! Sierras are amazing! Both are truly unique in there own way. I love the AT during late fall-winter as its usually empty.
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evyck da fleet
01-09-2016, 16:34
3+ years. Been there, done that. There are so many other trails I want to hike and trails that are closer for training hikes. I'll probably be back at some point but its not a priority.
MamaBear
01-09-2016, 16:57
Saw a white blaze yesterday on my way back across Mt. Clay from Mt. Jefferson during a Monroe/Washington/Jefferson hike on a rare and gorgeous January day above treeline.
I'm not sure how representative of WBers this survey actually is... It is a good thing that more than fifty percent of us have been on the trail in the last six months... But I suspect that number may be artificially high based on a pretty small sample. We should all go for a walk soon.
Sarcasm the elf
01-10-2016, 01:17
I'm not sure how representative of WBers this survey actually is... It is a good thing that more than fifty percent of us have been on the trail in the last six months... But I suspect that number may be artificially high based on a pretty small sample. We should all go for a walk soon.
How about next weekend? :sun
On it? I think that was October, maybe early November. A short stretch south of Glencliff NH. A beautiful day, nice foliage still.
coach lou
01-10-2016, 09:11
Walkin'...........Thanksgiving
Workin'.........4 weeks ago.
coach lou
01-10-2016, 09:12
Walkin'...........Thanksgiving
Workin'.........4 weeks ago.
Next week......MLK IV:banana
Furlough
01-10-2016, 09:17
Last September - US 60 to Rock Fish Gap. And if it counts trail maintenance in Oct, Nov, Dec.
Fulough
I'm trying to remember if my last hike on AT was Grafton Notch to Bald Pate or the Bigelow Mountains. I found a bunch of other hikes to do in the WMNF, so my AT hiking took a hiatus. I expect sometime this Winter I will go back and do a short section, maybe RT 27 to Crocker mountain, or Rt 4 to Spaulding Mountain. This Summer or early fall the gf and I plan on doing The Hundred Mile Wilderness SoBo from Daicey Pond and we'll walk until our two weeks vacation is over. That should finish up the AT in Maine for us.
coach lou
01-10-2016, 09:40
Last September - US 60 to Rock Fish Gap. And if it counts trail maintenance in Oct, Nov, Dec.
Fulough
I've discovered that trail work time is negatively relative to hiking time...............hiking in with tools, does not count!!!
Next week......MLK IV:banana
Ohhh... couch lou,
you read me like a book, lol. Holiday weekends!! Love'm!!
Log some more miles living the great life.
u.w.
Furlough
01-10-2016, 10:13
I've discovered that trail work time is negatively relative to hiking time...............hiking in with tools, does not count!!!
Well, I can say my AT maintaining is negatively impacting my time available for backpacking. But if trail work were not done one might argue that hiking/backpacking in general would be negatively impacted. So, I think that maintaining should get some consideration and count to some degree.
coach lou
01-10-2016, 11:51
Well, I can say my AT maintaining is negatively impacting my time available for backpacking. But if trail work were not done one might argue that hiking/backpacking in general would be negatively impacted. So, I think that maintaining should get some consideration and count to some degree.
Don't get me wrong.....I wouldn't be out here
.....but Max is right, my 250 hrs in 15, would have been 500 miles...easy!
Furlough
01-10-2016, 14:45
Don't get me wrong.....I wouldn't be out here
.....but Max is right, my 250 hrs in 15, would have been 500 miles...easy!
I'm with you, less time maintaining would definitely equate to more trail miles. A vicious circle to be sure.