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Any one want to go for a walk?

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safn1949

poet,traveler
April 15....the date of my demise as I attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail. C'mon out and lets take a stroll.I figure I'll be dead by the 19th but I'll leave enough money on the carcass for the first one to find me to have a good dinner on me.:d
 
Wow! Quite the challenge ahead of you! I admire your determination and willingness to attempt such a mission. Good Luck to you!

Take pictures :)
 
safn1949 said:
April 15....the date of my demise as I attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail. C'mon out and lets take a stroll.I figure I'll be dead by the 19th but I'll leave enough money on the carcass for the first one to find me to have a good dinner on me.:d
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What section are you planning to hike? (or are you through-hiking?)
 
safn1949 said:
April 15....the date of my demise as I attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail. C'mon out and lets take a stroll.I figure I'll be dead by the 19th but I'll leave enough money on the carcass for the first one to find me to have a good dinner on me.:d
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I would love to walk part of the trail with you but unfortunately the Appalachian Trail doesn’t come close to Texas. But good luck on your adventure.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:eek:ffice:eek:ffice" /><o:p></o:p>
 
bring a weapon, don't store food on the ground too close to your campsite, bring some road flares in case of bears.
 
That is one GRAND goal. I hiked a small part of it with my Scout troop a few years back. We enjoyed it. It is a great trail.

Send us some pictures. We will follow you electronically.
 
Sorry dude,no weapons.The trail is safer then most places and guns are dead weight(not to mention illegal in more then a few places),as it is I am trying to cut ounces out of my pack weight.

I don't want to carry 60 lbs like I did in Alaska in 1988,that turns it into the Appalachian Death March.:d
 
60lbs.... try 120lbs+ tied to your legs, dropping out a herky birk and hiking a good 100 miles :icon_lol: hope you have fun, and yeah get piccies, seems a TAB (Although TAB may not be appropriate in this case)...

best of luck, and keep going as Winston Churchill said "If you're going through hell, keep going." :salute:
 
gigabyte said:
OK if you have the decmal point in the right place I can handle it, if you move it even one spot to the right I am out!
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.2175 mile walk, darn thats a heck of a distance, thats like.... from here to the fridge 12 times... i can barely manage that at the moment...
 
cheezyflier said:
that's what the candian folk singer thought when she hiked the trail last fall. she was eaten by wolves.
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I would think the average hiker is far safer without weapons. Incidents like the one you mentioned are far and few in-between. Far less than the incidents of "trail rage" would be if people carried guns.
 
jmig said:
I would think the average hiker is far safer without weapons. Incidents like the one you mentioned are far and few in-between. Far less than the incidents of "trail rage" would be if people carried guns.[/QUOTE]



Good Point John! That never even crossed my mind!
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The App. trail is almost my back yard..A friends dad, then 62, had walked it thru over 9 times in his life..the big puch seems to be the last northers stretch, where the pass may close due to weather effectiavely killig your end goal..

if you want my numbers, ask, be glad to meet you along the trail and take you for a supply / lunch / overnight break and a nice shower...LOL


best of luck.it will be a blast....
Pm me if yoy are intrested...
 
I hiked some 30 miles of it one weekend in 1980, and loved it. Was really sore afterward since we did absolutely no preparation. But I was 20 then and could feel little pain.

At 32 I hiked parts of it during Ranger School, where the North Georgia portion of the course passes nearby. Absolutely hated it then. It was quite beautiful (late July)....but I was past caring at that point, I felt every pain. Carried lots of weaponry also as I recall......

As for carrying a sidearm, here's what the Appalachian Trail Conservancy says...

"ATC strongly discourages hikers from carrying firearms: Most experienced A.T. hikers consider them impractical and unnecessary. To legally carry a firearm on the Trail, you must meet the permitting standards of the state and locality in which you are hiking. On national-park lands, discharging a firearm is illegal, even if you have a legal permit to carry it. Extra efforts may be required to secure weapons in towns to abide by local ordinances and private-property owners' rules. (Firearm rules vary by land ownership. The Trail crosses 14 states and more than 90 state, federal, or local agency lands, with each having its own rules and regulations; you are responsible for knowing and following those rules.)."

So from a legal standpoint...it's somewhat problematic. I might consider it though. People don't believe it, but there are still things in the woods that are threats.

What I would definitely carry is a SPOT. They are light, cheap, easy to use and they allow your family to track your progress...even the days they find you've spent in the local Motel 6. They also work. We had one of our guys call for 911 when he came upon an automobile accident up in the mountains. Worked like a charm. I carry one in the airplane.

I know you're looking forward to it...I think you'll have a great time!
 
cheezyflier said:
that's what the candian folk singer thought when she hiked the trail last fall. she was eaten by wolves.
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I think that was in Alaska,there ain't no wolf packs on the east coast.I could be wrong.Harleyman,I am starting in Harper's Ferry WV and heading north to Maine,then a friend is picking me up and I am going back to WV then south.

I'm doing it this way because then I start on the easiest part of the trail and I don't have to hurry north before Baxter State Park closes in October.The southbound will be better weather and I can take my time.I will be in the NC area around Oct 1.I'm also doing it this way to avoid the herd of hikers heading north.I will pm you,thanks.

I'm from NY,it's a mandatory year for possession of an unregistered firearm,I believe it's the same in MA.No thanks.I would carry a spot in Alaska,that's pretty cool.But not on the trail.
 
Well, I have never hiked the entire Appy Trail, but I have hiked my fair share in Virginia and North Carolina and you can bet I would not be caught at all without my AR-15 in the Smokies. Forget about wolves, think about bears and more specifically, wild boars! I don't worry about people, rarely see any, but a weapon is not only good for protection, it can get you a fresh dinner when you're on a week's sojourn with no vittles shops.

That's quite an undertaking safn1949. Are you starting in N. Georgia or Maine? It is an arduous journey for sure. I have a friend who is a professor at Liberty University that not only hiked the entire AT, he ran it! Then, as if that was not enough pain, he ran the Pacific Coast Trail the next year and set the record time for doing so! Man be good crazy! :jump:

Caz
 
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