Trail Journals

[Graywolf]

I hope I can post this here...

Seems Trail Journals has a short list, so far, for this year..( I am sure it will grow as the time gets near)..

So I was wanting to know who all here that is hiking this year, plan on having an online journal? Trail Journals or otherwise??

I know and am already prepared for all the sarcasem this may bring up. BUT I was just curious..Would like to follow along on your hike as I am miserable here in Texas.

Graywolf

[leaftye]

It may be deceptively short because you have to post a few journal entries before it becomes visible to others. So if you don't put in preparation entries, it won't show up until after you put in a few on-trail entries.

[BrianLe]

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, as a hasty look at trail journals shows over a hundred 2010 AT journalists. postholer.com only has 10, though that's where I post. My guess is that, though there are a lot less at postholer, you might have better odds of finding people who maintain their journals via postholer as it works better with mobile devices. On the PCT I put in my entries from the trail (via smartphone) whenever I could and typed up an entry for every trail day, and hope to do the same on the AT this year.

[white_russian]

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, as a hasty look at trail journals shows over a hundred 2010 AT journalists. postholer.com only has 10, though that's where I post. My guess is that, though there are a lot less at postholer, you might have better odds of finding people who maintain their journals via postholer as it works better with mobile devices. On the PCT I put in my entries from the trail (via smartphone) whenever I could and typed up an entry for every trail day, and hope to do the same on the AT this year.

I really don't understand why so many people use trailjournals vs postholer. Postholer is so much more flexible and feature rich that it is obviously the better choice.

[Graywolf]

It may be deceptively short because you have to post a few journal entries before it becomes visible to others. So if you don't put in preparation entries, it won't show up until after you put in a few on-trail entries.

Duh!!!! This was on the journals them selves....I already have a journal, but not for this year...

I was just looking at the previous years journals and they seemed to have a lot more then this years...

I know it is still early so I will see what happens..Ok. is there anyone posting journals on this year of thier trip?? I was just wanting to follow along with others so I can see whats up with the trail....

Graywolf

[Graywolf]

I really don't understand why so many people use trailjournals vs postholer. Postholer is so much more flexible and feature rich that it is obviously the better choice.

Thanks Russian, I have never heard of that site till now..Hmmmm, guess I have more journals to read.....

Graywolf

[Lillianp]

I have a trail journal on the tj website, and have posted several entries. I do not expect to post regularly (daily/day to day) while hiking, although I will make some effort to post occasionally on how I'm doing and how my gear is, what it's like etc. Perhaps once a month. Or I might disappear off the face of the planet in regards to it.

[Graywolf]

I have a trail journal on the tj website, and have posted several entries. I do not expect to post regularly (daily/day to day) while hiking, although I will make some effort to post occasionally on how I'm doing and how my gear is, what it's like etc. Perhaps once a month. Or I might disappear off the face of the planet in regards to it.

Thats cool!!! I'll check it out...

Graywolf

[Hyway]

I have a journal on TJ. I don't know how often updates will be made to it, but I plan on journalling every night.

[Graywolf]

I have a journal on TJ. I don't know how often updates will be made to it, but I plan on journalling every night.

Hello Hyway, I signed your guest book!!!!I am looking forwrd to following your trip...

I explained it in the GB..

Graywolf

[Lucy Lulu]

I agree with Brian and Russian on the www.postholer.com sight. I also use it b/c it is so much more easily used with mobile devices. It also has an amazing number of great features (mapping, mobile posting, etc) that I've not found on other sites. I have noticed, that it seems on both sites, many people don't begin posting their journal entries until right before their hikes.

[Jeff]

Within the next 60 days TJ will have more 2010 content than you can possibly read. It's fun trying though.

[Hyway]

I took a look at postholer and didn't like the format. That could be because I am used to reading Trail Journals and have become accustomed to it.

[Thrasher]

I'm using postholer. I'll be trying to post regularly during my hike this year. Check it out here if you want.

[leaftye]

Duh!!!! This was on the journals them selves....I already have a journal, but not for this year...

I was just looking at the previous years journals and they seemed to have a lot more then this years...

Are we on the same page? I have a journal there, but you can't see my journals yet because I only have 2 entries. I think 3 entries are the minimum before you'll be able to see it.

I'll probably switch to postholer since I like the option of being able to update by text or email, plus the option to embed it on my own webpage.

[llano]

I have a journal on trailjournals. I will be writing using obselete technology on the trail (i.e. pen and paper), and rely on my son to transcribe them to tj.