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Thanks everyone! I think I'll move it back to mid-April. @Blissful, I can't complain about a few months in the woods. Hopefully I can save up and finish my hike next year. :D

Due to some painful and unforeseen medical expenses (OUCH), my thru-hike has turned into a hopefully half-way-or-so section hike. Financially, I just don't have the funds to make it the whole way,...

Hey I love Waffle House! They're everywhere else, why shouldn't they be in the middle of the forest?

I just want to prove to myself that I can accomplish something difficult and actually see it through. Failing that feels like failing me, unless something completely out of my own control forces me...

Got my AT Guide! WHEEEE!! So pretty, and nice n' light. :D Thanks for the hard work, Awol!

Thanks SF. ^_^ I am aiming to start VERRRRRY slow!

I feel you there - I'm terrified at the thought of failing.

OMG It's THIS YEAR!!! :D :D :D

Bus tickets purchased, Hiker Hostel reserved, can't wait to see y'all out there!

The strange winter this year makes me REALLY hope for great weather come mid-March! It could happen! :D

om nom nom! ;)

1. To quit smoking before my thru (I'm mostly replacing with e-cigs to wean myself down off the nicotine, seems to be going pretty well so far)...
2. To complete my thru - March 15th through ???
3....

I've had knee issues in the past (sports injuries), so I can't imagine walking without them. They really do take an awful lot of the hard knocks and they usually save me a fall or two to boot (it's a...

I'll turn 32 on March 15th, and staying at the Hiker Hostel that night, starting the 16th. Hope to see you out there!

That does sound like a hell of a deal to me. I'd buy that for a dollar. :D

@_@! Jesus, Joe, I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm glad Miss Janet was nearby.

Hey mt squid, I need to move my date up to March 15th - got my reservation with the Hiker Hostel and my bus tickets. :D

I just made my reservation for March 15th - my birthday. :) Hope to see some fellow thru's there!

My AT thru will be my first super LD hike, so I can't necessarily chime in on whether or not it's required. I have a silk sleeping bag liner and I find it lowers the bag rating considerably for me -...

I'm glad this topic came up, and I'm even happier to see some old hands throwing in their advice. I'll have a little more than y'all will, about 3500, but still well under the "recommended" amount....

Right on Iamcondor!

Maddie - I'll be considerably behind you and unlikely to catch up, but I'm a 31yr old solo female hiker, and - even though I'm older - you better believe my family thinks I'll...

I'm starting mid-March, and giving myself pleeeeenty of time - no time constraints here, so I've got seven months to make it. :) I intend to move fairly slow, especially at first. I am definitely the...

Me too! :)

Trail name: Otterpop
Direction: NoBo
Start: Estimated ~March 22, 2011. Although I might decide to start on or nearer my birthday, March 15!
Approach Trail: Absolutely. What's another 8 miles?...