AT Thru-hiker survey coming up!

[Johnny Swank]

Just a teaser, but I'm going to have a pretty extensive thru-hiker survey up on my site within the next 48 hours. The data will be used for (assuming that I actually finish my program) my dissertation over the next couple of years. I'm also planning on a book release based on this info in '10.

I'll be out at Trail Days handing out the web URL like candy. You can't miss me - I'm the tall guy with the beard!

Things are looking good, and I'm anticipating that this will be the largest survey and database specific to AT thru-hikers over the next couple of months.

Thanks in advance to all the folks that have helped my with this project.

-Johnny Swank

[Johnny Swank]

Alright - everything's up now. If you have attempted or completed a thru-hike on the AT, please take a few moments to take this AT Thru-hiker Survey (http://sourcetosea.net/thruhiker/study.html).

The early results have already been incredibly intriguing. I think over the next few months that this is going to be the largest survey of AT thru-hikers conducted.

Thank you in advance,

-John

[Johnny Swank]

24 hours later, and 30 thru-hikers have completed the survey. I can not believe the great response this thing is getting, and as always, and forever humbled at the generosity of hikers to help out when asked. I was hoping for about 200 (or more) when all is said and done, and it looks like that's going to be the case.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I might kiss some of you if you didn't smell so damn bad!

Feel free to forward the link to whom ever. The more the merrier.

http://sourcetosea.net/thruhiker/study.html

-Johnny Swank, ME-GA 2000

[Johnny Swank]

10 days, and over 85 thru-hikers have taken the survey. Thank you so very much.

I'm shooting for 250-300 by August 15, so feel free to pass the link around.

http://sourcetosea.net/thruhiker/study.html

Thanks again.

-John

[Uncle Silly]

Johnny,

the survey link seems to be down. this url http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=516733293312 just sits there loading forever. it doesn't work for me on either Firefox or IE.

[Johnny Swank]

Surveymonkey just redid their entire site, and apparently changed my weblink in the process withougt telling me. I'm non-plussed, but it seems to be working at this link.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=KvzRwDZ93H3RTT0y1rzzhw%3d%3d

Thanks for the head's up. I'll update the sourcetosea website link when I get home today.

[Johnny Swank]

Just hit 255! Thanks to everyone who has filled this thing out. I'm humbled beyond measure. I think I can still get about 400 folks or so by Mid-August.

-John

[Rain Man]

I got a PM to do the survey, but it says it is for thru-hikers and I'm plainly not a thru-hiker.

Some might consider such shotgun PM'ing to be SPAM and it might unintentionally leave a bad taste in people's mouths. Don't let your enthusiasm affect your good judgment. Hint, hint.

Rain:sunMan

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