2008 thru hiker sightings

[darkage]

Met a guy friday night while doing a section from 309 to port clinton in PA named Behr Rabbit "Lee Sanders" on trailjournals.com ... he's getting down 30+ mile days ... i was happy to help him in need fix his pump ... Said he started March 1st .... he's surely huffin some miles on those feet ... Great guy!

[darkage]

Correction Brer Rabbit ..

[astrogirl]

Diesel and Red Bull, Party Animal, McD, Yak and Fred were all seen by me at the NOC yesterday afternoon. Based on conversations at Cold Spring Shelter the night before last, Peach, Fuzz, Zephyr and Buzzard should have all made it there as well. As far as I know, none of them were moving on until today.

[trailangelmary]

On April 15 I met Rusty Rat (father) and Meathook (son) at the Doyle Hotel. They celebrated Meathook's 18th birthday at the Doyle on the 14th and were heading south again about noon on the 15th. They are doing a flip flop Conn to Springer and then Conn to Katahdin.


You can view other photos of hikers that have been at the Doyle so far this season at the Doyle Hotel Web Site. http://doylehotel.com/index.html
From 3-1 to 4-14 the pictures Vicki has taken and posted include Tumbler, Trail Runner's Token Man & TrailKat, Bramble & Bushwack, Ping, Birchbark, No. 7 & Which Way, David & Charger Bob, Manly & Little Bear, Foot Machine, Pippy & Pittsburg, Andy & Jordan, Duvaldownhiller, Bryan, Webuster, Sea Dawg. Dude, Tiny McSmall Fry, The Ghost of Natty Boh, Dar-Tan-Yun, Pete the Geek, Jesse, Terri & Dale, Ed, Larry, Teabags, D2 & Knappy Hoe, John & Manimal, Dozer, & Chipmunk.

[Marta]

Mangy Moe was at Old Orchard Shelter last night.

[DAKS]

saw TRANSFAT and DOUBLE CHEESE at gravel springs hut on sat. 04/19. they were doing 20 mile days.

[Flush2wice]

Saw "Me", Siloh, Aqua Marie, Tailgate, Mango and Canuck near Hughes Gap today. I fed them Girl Scout cookies. Saw another guy but he had his I-pod in and was tuned out.
Mango said she needs to get to the DC area Thurs. and plans to shuttle to a bus station from 19E.

[Del Q]

............but who is #1 up there? Any January starters? Tall mountains up North they might be looking down South upon.

[sasquatch2014]

Was down doing a section hike from Front Royal to I-70. Today when I left I had seen Double Cheese (who just started a Trailjournal), Transfat, Liquid, Trail Foot and Donkey Legs. They were all going to be ready to head into Pa early tomorrow. Unknown Hiker, Waterbear, and Stromingnorm were also in this area and will be hitting Pa by Friday. They all joined up and had a full shelter at the Ed Garvey shelter the night before last. All are doing well and moving steadily north.

[Don H]

I was doing a south bound section hike of New Jersey last week and passed Merlin and Willow with their dog at the NJ/NY line. They said they had started Feb 1. Also passed Leap just north of Delaware Water Gap at the Gren Anderson shelter. He was trying to finish by June 1 so he could go on a charity coast to coast bike ride.

[DiamondDoug]

In the last two days (April 23/24) up on Big Bald in NC I ran into the following

26.2
Apostle
Mountain Sailor
Mustang Sally
Hoover
Jitterbug
Brad ("Just Brad?" "Just Brad")
Venture
Mzungu
Hot Tang
Earthbound
Uff-Dah
Flame Thrower
Bearbait
Bear Pack
Pacer
Repack and
Ravon

[Hummingbird]

Can anyone tell me if Pirate has clones. I see him so many different places and there is always somebody else saying they say him somewhere else.

Pirate often brings PaPa with him for Trail Days. Does anyone know if he will be bringing him this time?

Hummingbird

[Jaybird]

I ran into a bunch of 2008ers this weekend while I was hiking clockwise around the Standing Indian loop. What is pretty shocking is that, of the 8 NOBO we met north of Albert Mtn., only one had actually hiked over the mountain. The rest had taken the blue-blazed route................ETC,ETC,ETC,................. ..

While BLUE-BLAZING is NOT for me...i respect those that are hiking "their OWN HIKE".

see ya'll out there..NEXT WEEK!

NOBO Turk Gap to Harpers Ferry!

[SawnieRobertson]

This afternoon at Mt. Rogers Headquarters, I met LIMESTONE and MRS. LIMESTONE from Washington state on their way north, looking good.--Kinnickinic

[astrogirl]

Can anyone tell me if Pirate has clones. I see him so many different places and there is always somebody else saying they say him somewhere else.

Pirate often brings PaPa with him for Trail Days. Does anyone know if he will be bringing him this time?

Hummingbird

Ha! I saw him in three places the 10 days/135 miles or so I was out!

[Bare Bear]

Anyone seen Shufflefoot The Marine? He should be getting close to Duncannon by now.?????? Have him give me a call, thanks.

[mountain squid]

Although it is raining at the moment, earlier today was great weather for hiking. It was cloudy and in the 70s. Saw the following hikers at various points in the vicinity of Moreland Gap Shelter, TN:

Lucky Dog (pathielen - WB)
Red Dog My Trailjournal
Daniel (4/1)
Thunder Thighs (4/1)
Sauerkraut
Pits
Red
Aries
Bones (asimpson1983 - WB - 3/30)

Hope everyone was able to beat the rain (actually, it has already stopped, and at least it isn't cold).

See you on the trail,
mt squid

[beas]

Anyone know the where abouts of Sherpa Dan? I was concerned about him making it up Mt Albert with his pack. 90 plus lbs.
What about Team Hollywood or Nolan and Carlie?

Two Trees
formerly known as worm

[skinny minnie]

I was doing a south bound section hike of New Jersey last week and passed Merlin and Willow with their dog at the NJ/NY line. They said they had started Feb 1. Also passed Leap just north of Delaware Water Gap at the Gren Anderson shelter. He was trying to finish by June 1 so he could go on a charity coast to coast bike ride.

Leap is in Kent, CT now. Looking like he'll finish on schedule! There are a few others ahead of him still. Trek? And I don't know who else.

[turtle fast]

Pirate I thought was in Damascus, geting ready for trail days...was at his "going to Damascus" party at mtn crossings. Ran into Bone Lady (Nightshaded on Whiteblaze) and Oatmeal in Hot Springs for trail fest.