I’ve been thinking about the AT again. I’m going to move forward with plans to hike the trail in ‘08 and just hope that everything falls in to place before the time arrives. I’ve wanted to hike the trail for quite some time but before now taking that much time off of work was not feasible. I plan to hike the entire length of the trail in one go from Maine to Georgia. I think the thing that really excites me about this adventure is the amount of photos I will have to show for my trip. Another thing I plan to do is post to this blog for the duration of the trip which could be five to six months in completing. Technology and the backwoods combined. I’ve always been into primitive camping and solitude so I imagine this will be a wonderful experience.
The plan is to start the hike somewhere around the beginning of May in Maine which will put me finishing in Georgia sometime in October. That is, of course, if everything goes according to plan. I wonder what the chances of that are? At any rate, the plans are already underway so I should be able to think of most contingencies before the time comes. I’m really excited about the prospect of hiking the trail and I hope I can see it through to fruition. Only time will tell.
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The Appalachian Trail - State by State
http://www.fred.net/kathy/at/atstate.html
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July 24th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
That sounds like a great trip. I’ve read about people hiking the whole trail, and it always sounds like a wonderful, if strenuous, experience.
You’ll also get plenty of terrific pictures too. I’m getting excited about your adventure and I’m not even going.
July 24th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
That sounds like a really great trip! I can’t wait to hear / see more about it from you. I have wondered idly about hiking the Colorado Trail (http://www.coloradotrail.org/) which runs 500 mi from Denver to Durango. I am going to keep a close eye on your trip as it might end up inspiring me to do something similar out here.
July 24th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Thanx for commenting Kristine and Michael.
This hike is something I have been wanting to do for quite some time. I think it would be awesome to take this once in a lifetime trip and record the journey to this blog. I already have all the equipment necessary and have a year to gather the finances.
Lookout AT here I come… I’m going to check out the site you mentioned Michael I bet it would be real cool hiking that distance in Colorado.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:32 am
Sounds like an AWESOME trip! Since I can’t do it, I’m looking forward to following you as you do. It will be cool, too, to hear how you are able to actually pull off blogging while on a primitive 6 month hike!
July 25th, 2007 at 2:47 am
Yeah, your right, it will be cool to see how I pull that off.
July 25th, 2007 at 3:45 am
That is probally the coolest thing in the WORLD to do..I’m a bit jelous. I actually hiked across the US when I was around 17 didn’t work out to well..hope it happens and get some GOOD pics.
July 25th, 2007 at 3:47 am
OOOOPPPPs I meant to say I ALMOST hiked across the US…..spell check. Gotta remind myself to reread what I write
July 25th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Wow, that is an ambitious trek. Good luck!
July 26th, 2007 at 9:17 am
what a great thing to do!
I’m stoked for you!
Good luck with you preparations, I’ll be following you on RSS and in spirt.
Best wishes.
SBW
July 26th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
I’m a little behind on replying to comments…
Thanx Morgan, Diesel and Bushwacker.
The Suburban Bushwacker… that’s a cool name.