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I have had the idea of trying to hike "around" the US without jumping around .. tell the truth I am in the very, very early thinking stages of it .. IAT south .. Pinhoit to Florida trail .....

TDS,

I know you cannot see what's up right now, but I do remember and will never forget out "discussion" about the Redskins at the Partnership Shelter and ensuing conversations .. Well, my friend,...

My best encounter came, not on my thru, but on a small section the year after. I was doing the jaunt from Dutch Haus to Bear's den and it was just before I arrived in Waynesboro.

Early in the AM...

TDS ...

You fight this and get well .. we have miles to hike and places to see! .. my best thoughts and wishes to you!!

Cuppa

Good on ya Jan! ... Looking forward to it. Hope to run into you at Trail Days.

I got a big kick out of the disclaimer in the program concerning the Useless Gear Contest! Too funny!!!

Billville has definitely made its' mark :)

Lion King, from what I see you were #1 in Action Sports!! Congrats man!! Job well done and Crazy Horse does a damn good job!! See you at TD.

Cuppa

Ron,

Just out of curiousity, how many hikers attempting their thru-hike do you estimate came by this year?

Sgt. Rock,

First off I am going to make a couple of assumptions here. I think I will be close. If you have been in for 20+ years I assume you are an E-7 or maybe even an E-8.

Using that...

I almost panicked when I saw the cutoff until I read the "Grandfather" clause .. Life is good :)

Last year Bob mentioned that Hard Core may involve a section of trail near Damascus. Does anyone know if this is the case and if not, what area will be worked on?

Dorothy and Toto have started again.

Scholar has started again.

TDS is starting again.

Several '05'ers are going to be doing various sections.

I love my coffee, always have and always will. In '04 I actually started my hike with a perk coffee pot (didn't last long). In '05 I tried the instant, tea bag types, cowboy coffee and everything...

Two people I hiked with in '05 both purchased fishing licenses when they hit Virginia and they had a blast fishing their way up the trail. I always thought that it was a pretty cool way to hike ......

I lived in Panama for 3 years, many years ago. Beautiful country, loved it, but you DO NOT mess with the government or step outside of your "comfort" zone. Justice, down there, is at the point of of...

Have a great Birthday, Miss Janet!!!! See you in a few months.

I seem to have 3 or 4 books going at once. I've always seem to do that!

The Last Season -- Eric Blehm

The Historian -- Elizabeth Kostova

Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell -- Susannah Clarke...

A lot has been said on the subject but I will throw my two cents in. I have given two talks to the local Exchange Club where I live. The first was a slideshow and then a Q&A after it.

It went...

I have become interested in these shoes .. I am still looking at them so this is not a plug but they do look functional and light.

http://www.keenfootwear.com/

Anyone have any info on them?

My father could have been a double for President Ford. At the time my parents were living in the DC area and my father had gone to a client's home. He rang the doorbell and the younger daugther...

As for me .. I started in '04. made it about 1100 miles to the 501 Shelter and had to bail because of a real bad stress fracture. Pushed to hard, too early, and to fast. Finally hit me there.

I...

Night hiking is a blast ... Maybe not "all night" night hiking but hiking few a few hours after sunset was always a lot of fun. Gypsy Lulu and I night hiked after Smart's Mountain in Maine as we...

Jim,

I know you followed my journal for my hike(s) so you know what I was up against. I truly believe you will be back out there again and you will do it!!

Let me know when and I may join...

Pass on my best wishes to him also. I first met Doc on my thru in '05 just before The Bears Den. We kept bumping into one another for the rest of the journey.

Last time I saw him was when we were...

I forgot to mention this in my earlier post. They do have total "Artistic License" for the movie .. meaning it may not even closely resemble the book.