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Tennessee Viking
03-19-2010, 08:33
I figured we needed to start one of those silly send-off threads for AT Troll. Supposed to hit the trail today. Anyway....
AT Troll
Good journeys
ps.....
Who is in charge now.....PARTY!!!!
No snow in the forecast for the start of his hike. Can't beat that !!!!
Good Luck to ATTroll.
mtnkngxt
03-19-2010, 08:41
Good Luck man enjoy it. Anyone know if he is going to keep a TJ?
Troll, Best of luck and happy trails! Be safe and enjoy your hike!
All the best,
VisionQuest
Cookerhiker
03-19-2010, 08:51
Here's the link to ATTroll's trail journal:
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=3506
Happy Trails Rick!
Rain Man
03-19-2010, 10:12
Okay then, here's my silly "GOOD LUCK, Rick!!!" post.
:D
Rain:sunMan
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Ramble~On
03-19-2010, 10:24
Beautiful day to start! Nice weather. Go Troll!
Thought he was just a couple of days behind me. I'm in Hiawassee on a NERO, heading into NC tomorrow. Good luck Troll, see ya up the trail!
Pringles
03-19-2010, 13:38
Whoo-hoo! Good luck!
Pringles
srestrepo
03-19-2010, 14:19
Hey Troll, hope you're taking that Blacbird man! it was nice meeting ya and hanging out in hanover. Best of Luck, hope to see you up my way when you get here bud!
Big Dawg
03-19-2010, 15:04
Have fun Rick!!! :sun
Chenango
03-19-2010, 15:20
Now it is your turn, AT Troll. Have fun out there, Rick.
Kerosene
03-19-2010, 19:02
Have a great time, Rick.
Of course, we expect that you will be carrying a satphone just in case this entire site gets FUBARed!
Blissful
03-19-2010, 21:00
Great day to start.
SGT Rock
03-19-2010, 21:01
Don't eat the yellow snow.
sasquatch2014
03-19-2010, 21:52
Alright way to get out there and do the hike thing. I will try not to talk at all about taxes, current government programs that are doomed to failure, gay marriage, drugs on the trail, unmarried sex, Dogs off leash, Hand guns in national parks, The Doyle, or Minnesota Smith, so have a good hike and know none of us will let things get too out of hand :rolleyes:
mtnkngxt
03-20-2010, 08:18
Looks like he and hopper had an exciting first day.
Chaco Taco
03-20-2010, 15:59
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ps.....
Who is in charge now.....PARTY!!!!
i would imagine Gator
Mongoose2
03-20-2010, 18:43
AT Troll; have a great hike!! Why not try just a little yellow snow just to see what all the fuss is about?
Ghosthiker
03-20-2010, 19:47
Saw him today at Cooper Gap.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_L00iZwUim_0/S6VajQiDv3I/AAAAAAAAAkI/lhznB-sU5OQ/s400/015.JPG
He was just faking there.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_L00iZwUim_0/S6Vb3zQHNcI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/fTIbEW0uCSc/s400/014.JPG
Survivor Dave
03-20-2010, 19:50
Saw him today at Cooper Gap.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_L00iZwUim_0/S6VajQiDv3I/AAAAAAAAAkI/lhznB-sU5OQ/s400/015.JPG
He was just faking there.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_L00iZwUim_0/S6Vb3zQHNcI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/fTIbEW0uCSc/s400/014.JPG
Damn! You beat me to it. I just posted some myself.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/browseimages.php?do=member&imageuser=7647
Thanks again Ghosty, it was a pleasure doing TM with you. Tee time? WooHoo!
hikingshoes
03-20-2010, 22:34
Be safe and enjoy your hike.HS
Chicken Feathers
03-20-2010, 22:39
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GrubbyJohn
03-20-2010, 22:51
Enjoy the walk Troll have a safe trip and keep steppin
I present you, At Troll, with your own laughing buddha.
In particular, this one is called the Traveling Buddha.
http://perceptivetravel.com/issues/0107/photos/bud1.jpg
If you print and clip it, you can call it "Flat Buddha."
May Flat Buddha guide and amuse you during your thru-hike.
~K2~
Trillium
03-21-2010, 01:04
Happy Trails Troll! http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/images/smilies/toot.gif
Toolshed
03-21-2010, 10:11
Troll,
Enjoy yourself out there. I hope you have a great season!!
buff_jeff
03-21-2010, 10:38
Good luck and have fun!
Ran into Troll and Hopper on the trail near Gooch Mtn today while out walking with the dogs. Walked back with him to Grassy Gap and invited him in for lunch. After lunch he was heading over to Woody Gap and then on to the hiker hostel for the night. Happy trails Troll.
Skidsteer
03-21-2010, 18:15
Have fun Troll. Hope to see you at the Bash.
Chaco Taco
03-21-2010, 20:57
Funny that he got trailmagic within his first 20
Kerosene
03-21-2010, 21:10
Ran into Troll and Hopper on the trail near Gooch Mtn today while out walking with the dogs. Walked back with him to Grassy Gap and invited him in for lunch. After lunch he was heading over to Woody Gap and then on to the hiker hostel for the night. Happy trails Troll.I don't think that Troll needs a lot of extra feeding yet. Give him a few hundred miles before the trail magic kicks in! :D
Rain Man
03-22-2010, 11:19
Ran into Troll and Hopper on the trail near Gooch Mtn today while out walking with the dogs.
Troll had dogs on the trail? Were they leashed?! I bet he carried guns too! :D
Poor Rick is gonna be the most scrutinized hiker on the trail this year. In a good way! :)
Rain:sunMan
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following Rick's A.T.Troll journal on trail journals...
WOW!...3 days of hiking & he has already gone to a trail town for NEW boots, food & slack-packing...
Did you teach him how to THRU-HIKE...LONE WOLF????:D
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WOW!...3 days of hiking & he has already gone to a trail town for NEW boots, food & slack-packing...
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Plus hang out at a friend's house for a few drafts. Troll is adapting to the thru-hiker lifestyle rather quickly.
Have a great time, Rick!
Cookerhiker
03-22-2010, 11:36
Hope those new boots work for him. The first week or so is always critical.
I have a feeling this thread could become a record-setter on WhiteBlaze. And I wonder what the record for single journal hits on TrailJournals is?
mtnkngxt
03-22-2010, 16:42
Will Troll ever reach VA :p If the beer and trail magic keep flowing he may just stay in GA
boarstone
03-22-2010, 18:13
If this is any help Rick...mts. here expecting 1 foot of snow tonight...see ya in Aug-Sept...
sasquatch2014
03-22-2010, 19:28
Troll had dogs on the trail? Were they leashed?! I bet he carried guns too! :D
Poor Rick is gonna be the most scrutinized hiker on the trail this year. In a good way! :)
Rain:sunMan
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With all this wacky weather I am sure sooner or later he will be wanting to get a reading from the Goreacle l to see if that thin at some have been talking about might be messing with the weather for his hike.
Kel, the "Stickman"
03-22-2010, 19:34
Hey, ATTroll,
Praying for a safe and happy hike! God Bless!
Jack Tarlin
03-23-2010, 13:38
Troll pulled out of Neel Gap mid-morning today. He was in high spirits and looked great, plus the weather has broken; he's in a for a couple of beautiful days.
Chaco Taco
03-23-2010, 13:46
Good luck Rick, but stop slack-packing. Too early for that, you gotta get used to carrying that pack:sun
SawnieRobertson
03-23-2010, 14:33
Take it easy for the first few weeks, whip yourself into hiker shape, and the Gooooooooo! And have many chuckles along the way.--Kinnickinic
Damn! You beat me to it. I just posted some myself.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/browseimages.php?do=member&imageuser=7647
Thanks again Ghosty, it was a pleasure doing TM with you. Tee time? WooHoo!
What kind of stove's are these in this picture?
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=40099&c=member&imageuser=7647
Ghosthiker
03-23-2010, 17:52
Some modified penny stoves SD makes with aluminum screws for pot holders.
Blissful
03-23-2010, 21:05
Have a good one and take it easy.
Some modified penny stoves SD makes with aluminum screws for pot holders.
Pretty neat looking, does he ship them?
Ghosthiker
03-25-2010, 18:18
Not sure. PM him and ask.
"and AT Troll is off...."
Aren't we all? ;)
Have a great hike, Troll.
Here - you're gonna need a little extra of this:
:sun:sun:sun.
Ron Haven
03-25-2010, 21:21
I want to thank Attroll for his business.He is checked in at Hiawassee Inn.I would like to thank all of the other hiker guest for staying with us too. :sun
digger51
03-27-2010, 22:32
Troll was at the Hiawassee Inn today, doing great and in great spirits.
RITBlake
04-02-2010, 01:10
Great to hear Troll is on the trail! Good luck Rick and enjoy the walk. :)
Rain Man
04-02-2010, 10:02
I want to thank Attroll for his business.He is checked in at Hiawassee Inn.I would like to thank all of the other hiker guest for staying with us too. :sun
Ron Haven, do you really exist? I've stopped by your place in Franklin twice in recent months to say "Hey" and you haven't been there either time. Some excuse about you being out working or accomplishing this or that, both times! LOL
Rain:sunMan
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Hope you are having fun Troll!!!
WILLIAM HAYES
04-03-2010, 16:59
keep on trucking see you down the trail
hillbilly
RITBlake
06-25-2010, 11:46
What happened to AT Troll's journal??
What happened to AT Troll's journal??
Someone was leaving exceedingly nasty messages on the guest book, so he took it down and stopped updating the journal for a bit. But he's back to updating it now.
TIDE-HSV
06-25-2010, 14:21
Speaking from experience, it's impossible to administer a large web site without making some very high (or low, depending on how you look at it) enemies. If they attack him here, something can be done about it. If elsewhere, there's not much. I know...
Furlough
06-26-2010, 08:54
Unfortunately the internet offers a degree of anonymity for punks and cowards to hide behind. My guess is that the vast majority of offenders who write mindless drivel from the obscurity of their computers would not say the same in person.
Hike on AT Troll. Don't worry about cyber trash. Enjoy your hike. Happy to see you are posting in TJ again.
Furlough
Troll,
Keep on a-truckin'!
Dont worry abt the NAY-SAYERS!...
theyre just JEALOUS theyre not there on the trail with YOU!...hehehehe ;0)
Hike your own hike, DUDE!
THANKS for RESUMING the Trail Journal!
walkin' wally
06-27-2010, 21:24
Keep goin Rick. I wish I was there with you. Hope you are back on TJ soon.
I'm retired now so my turn next year. Good luck on the rest of your hike.
Blackbird
07-05-2010, 09:45
According to his trail journal, Troll has jumped off at Harpers and is heading south to pick up missed sections.
Seems like the way to do it would be to continue north, then finish the Virginia sections later when the weather is cooler, stead of hiking them in the scalding heat of July.
I got stopped by the heat in June in Virginia once and it wasn't pretty. :rolleyes:
Blackbird
07-05-2010, 09:46
Srsly, the heat can be a health risk this time of year.
Srsly, the heat can be a health risk this time of year.
Absltly! B crfl!