Appalachian Trail

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  1. Bcamos

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    Bcamos, Mar 3, 2017
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    Good stuff! Hope he has an excellent journey.
     
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    Thru hiking huh? I got lost on YouTube once watching hiker trash videos. Apparently lots of folks do it!
     
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    I will do it one day. I've hiked the bottom 40 miles. And different parts of the trail in PA.

    It's a perfect activity. Very simple. Get up, take care of your gear, walk, go to sleep, repeat. There's nothing more cathartic than the AT. It's like entering a whole other world of characters and languages.

    My trail name is Expat. Weird, huh?

    Maybe the Expat gathering should be hiking the trail...
     
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  5. Jeff Randall

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    I have decided I will never do it. Too many damn folks. I like the less traveled trails like the Benton McKaye.
     
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    You're missing all the fun. If you can't hang out with hippies and fugitives, what's the point?
     
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    I do that here during classes on the farm
     
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    My daughter wants to do the AT. Given the opportunity I'd much rather do the Continental Divide Trail.
     
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    Well, ideally, I'd rather just do a lap around Southpark Mall in Charlotte. A/C and lots of comfy chairs.
     
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    I have over 180 miles of it and have the written plan for my thru hike but life happened before the hike. Just finished a good book about the trail the other day "Where's the next shelter" by Gary Sizer. It was a good read.
     
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    Benton Mackay is 300 miles of solitude and one of the most beautiful trails I've been on. Haven't done it all but will.
     
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    Has anyone here done the Mountain to Sea Trail or portions of it?
     
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    I had a co-worker when I worked in Texas years ago that would hike the Trail every year religiously.
     
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    How could he be a co "worker" if he's spending 6 months every year doing the AT?
     
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    Must've been a portion of the Trail then, 'cuz he'd be gone for only a month or so.

    He retired recently, so he'll have all the time in the world to hike it.
     
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    The record for the whole AT is just under 47 days.

    Which is pretty darn fast.
     
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    UPDATE: Someone beat that record. They did in 46 days last year, I see.
     
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    I have logged about 2000 miles on 100 miles of the trail.
     
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    Sounds like you need a better compass
     
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    Truth is, I hike until I start hearing northern accents in the distance and reverse course when I see the jolly colors. Who knows how many miles I have hiked perpendicular to the trail when trapped.
     
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