Vancouver hiker swims Maine river on Appalachian Trail - The Columbian

[WhiteBlaze]

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEE3NHWX0vt08ghNJF8-HsbKU68lg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=Bg4iV5jaCYfw8QHnpI_QCQ&url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/apr/28/vancouver-hiker-swims-maine-river-on-appalachian-trail/"><img src="//t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwZfmAVH-3CabKXWmjuVMClhqdZ11rlJ_03hRTFrKOus5IJqq2BEgzAcPwe bk3qXKpQHodV4Mi" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80"><br><font size="-2">The Columbian</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEE3NHWX0vt08ghNJF8-HsbKU68lg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=Bg4iV5jaCYfw8QHnpI_QCQ&url=http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/apr/28/vancouver-hiker-swims-maine-river-on-appalachian-trail/"><b>Vancouver hiker swims Maine river on <b>Appalachian Trail</b></b></a><br><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">The Columbian</font></b></font><br><font size="-1">ARATUNK, Maine — Vancouver hiker Jeff Garmire on Wednesday was working his way north on the <b>Appalachian Trail</b> through 100 Mile Wilderness, hoping to complete his 2,100-mile walk within a week. Then the 25-year-old will head to Boston, fly to&nbsp;...</font><br><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dXN-nHlCwNr6dTM&authuser=0&ned=us"><nobr><b></b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>

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[Dogwood]

Wow, completing 2100 mile walk in a wk. Must be a fast walker and swimmer.

[rocketsocks]

Is Garmire "Legend" if so when reading his blood yesturday I was thinking how lucky he was to not cramp up and drown like that fellow a few years ago who went swimmin' in a pond, his trail name escapes now.

[rocketsocks]

Reading his Blog......ugh!