The man you know as Rusty075 in the forums, who has been a forum mod, close supporter and sporadic editorial contributor at SPCR for years, will shortly be off to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, which is 2,178 miles long. Last time he tried, Russ hobbled out midway with sprained/broken ankles after many weeks. He says he's better prepared this time. We can cheer him on from the comfort of our computer desks.
Russ writes:
I will be keeping an online journal of my trip here: www.trailjournals.com. There is a Guest Book feature if you want to send me a note along the way. The plan is to post journal entries on a more-or-less daily basis once the hike gets started, although there will be a lag in the updates depending on the availability of cellphone signals. So don't worry if things are quiet on the journal for a few days at a time.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has some general background info on the trail if you're not familiar: http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c. ... b.4805401/
I will have access to my email throughout the hike, and would love to hear from people back at home.
EDIT: Fixed the link for ya Mike. -Russ
Russ Kinder's 2009 Appalachian Trail Thru-hike
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An email from Russ today...
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=8267Russ wrote:I crossed the 500 mile mark on the hike yesterday. Only 1678 more to go!
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Impressive! It looks beautiful too.
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Trip wrote:Impressive! It looks beautiful too.
Jeez Trip, you're 'on the ball' with this one!!!
Or have 'you' been hijacked?.....
Cheers
Pete
(Maybe you were hijacked, by aliens... for 4yrs, sure hope they were quiet ones.....)
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What's going on in here???
...goes back to sleep.
...goes back to sleep.