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jonesthecurl wrote:I tried to do a tiny bit of it in northern NJ one time. I got about 100yards before the trail disappeared into a river which had recently flooded.
jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
jonesthecurl wrote:I tried to do a tiny bit of it in northern NJ one time. I got about 100yards before the trail disappeared into a river which had recently flooded.
pimpdave wrote:I've done the whole thing. It's brutal and I did permanent damage to one of my toes (both feet were brutalized through and through though). I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Read a book about it, and just take six months off from life and do it. Oh, and word to the wise, come up with your own trail name, or else others will come up with it for you.
jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
pimpdave wrote:No because America is #1
pimpdave wrote:I've done the whole thing. It's brutal and I did permanent damage to one of my toes (both feet were brutalized through and through though). I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Read a book about it, and just take six months off from life and do it. Oh, and word to the wise, come up with your own trail name, or else others will come up with it for you.
ChrisPond wrote:I want to. I know a few pond builders that have hiked at least part of it. I am thinking when my boy gets older, I may see if he wants to hike it with me one summer.
WILLIAMS5232 wrote:was there ever a time when you thought, "wtf! this is so stupid! why am i doing this?"
also, when did you honestly believe you would make it to the end?
that's what i'm most afraid of, i'll get halfway through it and lose interest.
as far as the trail name goes, i've thought about that a bit too, and i don't care if they call me shitstain. i'm not making a trail name because i think that's dumb.
jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
pimpdave wrote:WILLIAMS5232 wrote:was there ever a time when you thought, "wtf! this is so stupid! why am i doing this?"
also, when did you honestly believe you would make it to the end?
that's what i'm most afraid of, i'll get halfway through it and lose interest.
as far as the trail name goes, i've thought about that a bit too, and i don't care if they call me shitstain. i'm not making a trail name because i think that's dumb.
Six months of getting called shitstain will wear on you. I usually ...<delete>.... that trail. Join the very, very few of us that have completed the whole thing. Only 2% of people who hike any part of the AT will finish the whole thing. I've never felt closer to nature than along that trail.
jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
WILLIAMS5232 wrote:so the other day i watched a show about the Appalachian trail (netflix). now i can't stop fantasizing about making the trek. although i'm sure it's something i never would actually attempt, it is fun to think about doing it.
has anyone here thought about it? or better yet attempted/completed it?
oVo wrote:I did 200+ miles of the trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains (Virginia) and it was great. Can't imagine trekking Maine to Georgia, but picking a good spot and spending a week or two there in the Spring or late Summer is certainly worth doing.
I lean towards leisurely canoe trips now...
with a fly rod.
PLAYER57832 wrote:WILLIAMS5232 wrote:so the other day i watched a show about the Appalachian trail (netflix). now i can't stop fantasizing about making the trek. although i'm sure it's something i never would actually attempt, it is fun to think about doing it.
has anyone here thought about it? or better yet attempted/completed it?
I have hiked only small portions of the Appalacian Trail. I have done more of the Pacific Crest Trail, including working a couple stretches of it.
WILLIAMS5232 wrote:oVo wrote:I did 200+ miles of the trail through the Blue Ridge Mountains (Virginia) and it was great. Can't imagine trekking Maine to Georgia, but picking a good spot and spending a week or two there in the Spring or late Summer is certainly worth doing.
I lean towards leisurely canoe trips now...
with a fly rod.
maine to georgia is a commitment for sure, but i'd rather do that than just a little week trip.
as far as the canoe trip goes, that's where it's at. up til about 2 years ago, we floated a little creek in mississippi for 2-3 days ( with spinning reels ) every october. i'm kind of the reason we stopped because i'm planning to quit my job so i haven't been using my vacation. ( saving it for when i quit )
but will be starting that back up shortly i imagine.PLAYER57832 wrote:WILLIAMS5232 wrote:so the other day i watched a show about the Appalachian trail (netflix). now i can't stop fantasizing about making the trek. although i'm sure it's something i never would actually attempt, it is fun to think about doing it.
has anyone here thought about it? or better yet attempted/completed it?
I have hiked only small portions of the Appalacian Trail. I have done more of the Pacific Crest Trail, including working a couple stretches of it.
when you say "working a couple of stretches" does that mean you're like a park ranger? or a volunteer?
i've heard about the PCT a bit while researching the AT. i have an elaborate plan set up in my mind that i sure hope i get to act on.
1. hike the appalachian trail. ( mid april to mid sept 2016 )
2. use a week or two meandering my way down to NYC. spend a week there. ( or two )
3. catch a train (amtrak) to washington state. (arrive mid october)
4. work my way over to idaho and stay the winter there.
5. buy a mountain bike and ride the CDT down to the mexico ( do not enter mexico b/c of the narcos )
6. hang around new mexico, arizona, utah for the remainder of the year. (panning gold, working odd jobs, etc)
7. jan 2018 head to california. plan to leave around april 2018 to hike the PCT
8. get an enduro motorcycle and head up to alaska to winter 2018-2019
9. leave alaska spring-summer of 2019 and head towards mississippi coast in fall of 2019 ( that's where i'm from, they say you always go back home )
i know that sounds slightly over the top. but it's just what i think about. not sure if i'll ever act on it. i've been with my company for 17 years now, and it will be hard to leave. but i'd hate to know i spent my whole life not knowing anything else.
Dukasaur wrote:Why does it have to be all-or-nothing? Why is it a choice of do this monstrous 3-year Odyssey or keep working and going nowhere forever?
You could keep your job, take 2 weeks or 3 weeks or whatever your normal vacation entitlement is, apply for and add on maybe 2 or 3 extra weeks of unpaid leave, and go on a 5- or 6- week trek somewhere. The following year, do the same, and take something else off the list.
Monumental all-or-nothing plans usually result in failure. Cutting up your goals into bite-sized chunks makes it more likely that you will actually accomplish some of them.
WILLIAMS5232 wrote:Dukasaur wrote:Why does it have to be all-or-nothing? Why is it a choice of do this monstrous 3-year Odyssey or keep working and going nowhere forever?
You could keep your job, take 2 weeks or 3 weeks or whatever your normal vacation entitlement is, apply for and add on maybe 2 or 3 extra weeks of unpaid leave, and go on a 5- or 6- week trek somewhere. The following year, do the same, and take something else off the list.
Monumental all-or-nothing plans usually result in failure. Cutting up your goals into bite-sized chunks makes it more likely that you will actually accomplish some of them.
well duk, we're all different. i'm kind of like i don't want to be employed anymore. i work in houston, which is not where i want to live the rest of my life. so i plan on quitting anyway. if i have the resources available to see a large part of the country at my leisure/own pace, i would rather do it like that. hiking the appalachian trail is kind of an all or nothing item anyway. i don't think the experience would be the same chopped up in 6 week per year increments. same to be said for the CDT, and the PCT. also i want to spend a full winter up north where i can know just how miserable it is. this is all possible, as long as i act on it. it's completely up to me. i'm not married, so i'm basically dependent only on myself. i've worked for a long time, and am ready for a break. at any point i can stop and go back to work, so that's not a problem in my opinion.
jay_a2j wrote:hey if any1 would like me to make them a signature or like an avator just let me no, my sig below i did, and i also did "panther 88" so i can do something like that for u if ud like...
[/quote]PLAYER57832 wrote:WILLIAMS5232 wrote:so the other day i watched a show about the Appalachian trail (netflix). now i can't stop fantasizing about making the trek. although i'm sure it's something i never would actually attempt, it is fun to think about doing it.
has anyone here thought about it? or better yet attempted/completed it?
I have hiked only small portions of the Appalacian Trail. I have done more of the Pacific Crest Trail, including working a couple stretches of it.
when you say "working a couple of stretches" does that mean you're like a park ranger? or a volunteer?
i've heard about the PCT a bit while researching the AT. i have an elaborate plan set up in my mind that i sure hope i get to act on.
1. hike the appalachian trail. ( mid april to mid sept 2016 )
2. use a week or two meandering my way down to NYC. spend a week there. ( or two )
3. catch a train (amtrak) to washington state. (arrive mid october)
4. work my way over to idaho and stay the winter there.
5. buy a mountain bike and ride the CDT down to the mexico ( do not enter mexico b/c of the narcos )
6. hang around new mexico, arizona, utah for the remainder of the year. (panning gold, working odd jobs, etc)
7. jan 2018 head to california. plan to leave around april 2018 to hike the PCT
8. get an enduro motorcycle and head up to alaska to winter 2018-2019
9. leave alaska spring-summer of 2019 and head towards mississippi coast in fall of 2019 ( that's where i'm from, they say you always go back home )
i know that sounds slightly over the top. but it's just what i think about. not sure if i'll ever act on it. i've been with my company for 17 years now, and it will be hard to leave. but i'd hate to know i spent my whole life not knowing anything else.
oVo wrote:I was in Confluence, PA and saw that the Railroad System had been converted into a bicycle trail. Don't know it has any relation to the Appalachian Trail, but it seems to be extensive and unlike the AT, has civilization (and real food & lodging) in closer proximity.
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