Gixxus Christ! Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 My fiancé ' s uncle mark started his hike on the Appalachian trail yesterday. I can't believe the balls on this guy. He recently retired as a partner in an architecture firm and decided to take a walk....from here to Maine to Carolina and back. He's bringing a laptop and is planning on logging his journey here: http://mohlinger.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Very cool. Thanks for posting! I have had plans to do this for years. I even have the official maps and guide books from the AT club. It's a hell of a task to take on, but amazing I'm sure.Have you, or has he read Bill Bryson's "A Long Walk in the Woods"? It's a great travel story by a great travel writer when he takes on the AT. Very good read.I wish him luck and some trail magic! Edited March 16, 2014 by Blitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Very cool indeed, but i don''t know about him being ballsey, i would love to do this it would be a awsome thing to experience. It's time and money that would hold me up, but i would do it in a heart beat. As a eagle scout we did a 5 day trip on the trail through Virginia and it was one of the best memories of my life. Edited March 16, 2014 by 2talltim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 5 days with a scout troop isn't the same as months by yourself. wasn't a whole troop there was just 2 of us, but yea there is a bit of risk going alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Laptop is gonna kill him, anything more than about 24lbs on the back is gonna be rough. Sent while riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Can't edit on tapatalk and hit send too quickly... I think it's an awesome adventure and hope to do it myself one day, hope he is successful, I was at Springer mountain a few weeks ago and it's pretty awesome to stand there, can only imagine what it'd be like to stand there knowing the journey that is ahead. Sent while riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Very cool indeed, but i don''t know about him being ballsey, i would love to do this it would be a awsome thing to experience. It's time and money that would hold me up, but i would do it in a heart beat. As a eagle scout we did a 5 day trip on the trail through Virginia and it was one of the best memories of my life.Ahahahahahaha!!!!You are trolling, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ahahahahahaha!!!!You are trolling, right?Um no...why are you always asking me that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFlash Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Have you, or has he read Bill Bryson's "A Long Walk in the Woods"?It's a great travel story by a great travel writer when he takes on the AT.Very good read. That was a fun book to read. >> November 2013 - Nick Nolte will costar as Katz, and Larry Charles(of Borat and Bruno) is now attached as Director. The screenplay isbeing written by Michael Arndt, and shooting is scheduled to begin inMarch 2014. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Walk_in_the_Woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFlash Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) I hope he started out in Georgia, or he is going to be caught up in or held up by weather. Northbound—Georgia to MaineMost thru-hikers start their trips in early March or Aprilat Springer Mountain in Georgia and finish at Katahdinin September. Starting at Springer in March guaranteeshiking in winter conditions for much of the first severalweeks and also guarantees a crowd of fellow northbounders—approximately 1500 start out each year, most within a six-week period. http://www.appalachiantrail.org/hiking/thru-section-hiking/when-where-to-start . Edited March 18, 2014 by JackFlash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah he started at springer mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Yep. I was thinking the same thing. Figured it was a typo. I have never heard of a thru hike starting North and going South. I imagine it's done, but not the best way to go.I hope he started out in Georgia, or he is going to be caught up in or held up by weather. Northbound—Georgia to MaineMost thru-hikers start their trips in early March or Aprilat Springer Mountain in Georgia and finish at Katahdinin September. Starting at Springer in March guaranteeshiking in winter conditions for much of the first severalweeks and also guarantees a crowd of fellow northbounders—approximately 1500 start out each year, most within a six-week period. http://www.appalachiantrail.org/hiking/thru-section-hiking/when-where-to-start . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm an Eagle Scout too. We hiked for 21 days in the mountains at Philmont. About 80 miles all total. That was the most amazing and intense experience of my life. Sooner or later I'll add the AT to that list. Very cool indeed, but i don''t know about him being ballsey, i would love to do this it would be a awsome thing to experience. It's time and money that would hold me up, but i would do it in a heart beat. As a eagle scout we did a 5 day trip on the trail through Virginia and it was one of the best memories of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm an Eagle Scout too. We hiked for 21 days in the mountains at Philmont. About 80 miles all total. That was the most amazing and intense experience of my life. Sooner or later I'll add the AT to that list. We didnt get to do a whole lot,we were a very small group in our area accually just me a 2 other guys and one of them moved after a few months. That was the biggest trip we ever took, most were in state day trips, we were poor then too..lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Never did much hiking in scouts but I did go on an 8 day canoe trip through backwoods bumfuck canada....like wilderness...you saw a cabin every couple days. A guy lost a finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'd really like to do a couple long(ish) hiking trips this summer. I want to do a 3-4 day run of pictured rocks in MI, and also maybe a week on AT. I haven't really done too many long hikes (time wise), but I've done a few 1-2 day hikes that were very challenging. I spent about a week and did "Bridge to Nowhere" in LA, then "Surprise Canyon to Panamint City" near death valley, a couple miles around death valley, then into and out of the grand canyon over 2 days taking the Angel Trail out and South Kaibab in. We hiked over 50 miles in just under a week, so it was pretty tiring, but amazing. I have to say though, it adds a whole new dimension to hiking when you don't get to shower. When I was done with this week of hiking, even though I had a car and obviously drove between sites, I didn't stay in a hotel for 4 days and at the end, I felt so gross (the thermometer at the bottom of the canyon was reading 120+, so i probably was super gross). Over coming my desire to wash my hair semi-regularly would be really hard for me .Anyway, CSC, thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to see what he finds to be most challenging/rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted March 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 He's been updating on facebook. Spent a night in a hostel a few days ago and someone stole his hiking poles. He's already sorted some gear that isn't helping him and shipped it home and he's been wet...very wet, and his feet stink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I love this kind of stuff. I have been following edward for almost a year now on his adventures... http://www.walkusa.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'd do it on a 4 whiller. I don't like to walk that far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'd do it on a 4 whiller. I don't like to walk that far.The parts i hiked back in the day a 4willer would not make it in some spots, not even sure a dirt bike could have. Not all is nice groomed hiking trails like some think it is, some area are just marks on trees and some areas are zig zagged up rock faces. At least in was in parts of VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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