tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59578202012-02-16T04:41:30.464-05:00The Appalachian TrailA 2174 mile walk in the woods...Angelanoreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-82883962822688738142007-07-06T20:23:00.000-05:002007-07-06T21:07:52.821-05:00Pictures! Butterfly in the Shenandoah National ParkKayaking the South Fork of the Shenandoah River Ratzaz and Crazylegs Skip, Me, Bryce and Wrongway Getting ready to tackle 41! Having fun in Harpers Ferry with Skip and Bryce Sunset at Pen-Mar Park Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-61985940190800493952007-07-06T13:15:00.001-05:002007-07-06T21:09:26.819-05:00Thank You To everyone who has helped me out along the way so far. I am so very grateful to everyone who has offered me a ride and picked me up along the way, I am thrilled by the support I receive from everyone online, special thanks to Rambler for the care package and for lending me his digital camera, thank you so very much to Mala for finding and returning my lost camera and headlamp, Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-3852279929250129352007-07-06T12:54:00.001-05:002007-07-06T13:14:08.794-05:00Happy Fourth of July!I want to wish all of my friends and family a happy Fourth. I hope all my friends on and off the trail had a fun holiday and I'll see you all soon.I am off to Duncannon and then down to Virginia to make up the miles I missed when I skipped ahead because of my injury. I should be back in PA in a couple of weeks and then I'll be trucking to get to Maine.So since my last blog Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-90487537280493019992007-06-09T08:23:00.001-05:002007-06-09T08:33:55.738-05:00Injuries...This is turning into a blog about all my injuries and misadventures on the trail. That is going to change! But until then I have unfortunate news, I tore a ligament in my foot about 5 days ago. I have been off the trail since and probably won't be returning to the trail for at least another week. (Doctor says it takes about 6 weeks to heal but I can slowly ease back into walking Angelanoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-17931962822921867992007-05-25T12:21:00.001-05:002007-05-25T12:25:19.349-05:00Back in Damascus-So I'm back in Damascus and just had lunch with Nutella and Caboosey (spaghetti and meatballs, mmm...) Now that I'm where I need to be I'll be heading north from here and should be at Grayson Highlands in a couple days- I'll be taking lots of pictures for mom with my cheap disposable camera (what mom doesn't know is she gets to develop the pics for me :-)So for everyone who Angelanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-4836476525107334452007-05-11T18:41:00.000-05:002007-05-11T19:01:20.692-05:00So Andrew has requested that I take a video of something. Well I have. This video was taken recently of a couple AT hikers jamming on Miss Janet's porch in ERwin, TN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQmPvujjNJAAngelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-24164756528452983982007-05-10T16:52:00.000-05:002007-05-10T17:02:49.505-05:00This is an email I received the same day as the post below.Hello everyone! Being the master hiker that I am I have made it all the way to Erwin, TN. I am now 338.7 miles in and will stay at the Curley Maple Gap shelter tonight (342.9 miles) I've met up with a fellow hiker from VT and were going to haul ass ahem I mean butt to Damascus over the next week or so. I know all the non-hikers areAngelanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-35734071217479530392007-05-10T12:14:00.000-05:002007-05-10T12:17:12.412-05:00I feel a need to clarify the story about how I got my trail name. Andrew seems to have colored the story a bit.I got the name Bobcat after my first night on the trail. I was alone and freaked out but eventually fell asleep. Partway through the night I woke up to the sound of scratching and opened my eyes just in time to watch a mouse run up and over my tent. It startled me and I screamed. Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-75921485807230507472007-05-07T21:04:00.000-05:002007-05-07T21:17:23.227-05:00Our wandering Bobcat has been kind enough to grace us with more pics! To take a look at the new additions, check out the Flickr account. I also have some journal updates, but I also have four finals in the next four days. Angela is doing very well though and is in very high spirits! Last report had her over 270 miles in so far. I'll pass along some stories as soon as I can:)Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-8258854732618730522007-05-05T14:15:00.000-05:002007-05-05T14:21:29.095-05:00So, the word is you all are getting impatient waiting for more pictures. Well, so am I.I just talked to Ang today – actually about three seconds ago while beginning this post – and she has just mailed the next batch which should be here in a few days.The name Bobcat...Some of you may have gotten Angela’s e-mail in which she signed it Bobcat. It is an AT tradition for through hikers to choose a “Angelanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-45558441362563954152007-04-19T20:27:00.000-05:002007-04-19T20:33:19.524-05:00NOC!Thanks everyone for your encouraging and not so encouraging messeages (Meliss and Assley.) I'm going at it slowly but surely and soon I'll be back in VT to kick a few butts ;-)I'll be hitting Fontana Dam (the beginning of the Smokies) in a couple days and will enter the park on Monday. My goal is to get through the Smokies in under a week then take a couple days to get to Hot Springs where Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-60124767701530186342007-04-13T20:55:00.000-05:002007-04-13T21:35:22.848-05:00Ok, so adding pictures on here is easier than I thought. Ange says you all are whining about not seeing any pics.... Well here they come. What I think I'll do however, because there are and will be so many, is set up a Flickr acct for you all to take a look at if you would like.4/1. Things Sound like the started out well for Ang. On her first day, Apr 1st, she covered about 8 miles, which has Angelanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-39054353171305982452007-04-04T19:07:00.000-05:002007-04-04T19:26:42.493-05:00Angela is on the trail, three days in and alive and well. Current location is Neels Gap, GA. Adjusting, er... slowly to life in he woods. -AMS phone call on Apr 4Hello all,My name is Andrew, and I'll be on the air for Ange while she's doing this crazy thing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I couldn't believe it when she told me she was going to hike the trail. Now I guess, this is a Angelanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-81581168172997385642007-03-30T21:05:00.000-05:002007-07-06T21:04:33.629-05:00Wish me luck!I take off for Georgia bright and early tomorrow morning and start hiking on Sunday (probably in the rain.) I'll keep everyone posted and thanks for all the support :-)Angelanoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-88364037758425834882007-03-24T07:24:00.000-05:002007-03-24T07:31:15.206-05:00One week!This time next week I'll be on my way to Georgia. My bag is packed, boots are broken in, money's in the bank, tickets are bought, hotel is reserved, mail drops are planned, bounce box is ready to be bounced and all I have left to do is wait. (Well that and move out of my apartment)So I'll be flying into Atlanta, training into Gainsville (GA), taxiing to Dawsonville where I will spend Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-46453816408446991522007-03-12T07:33:00.000-05:002007-03-12T07:43:26.976-05:00What I'm expecting:I've made a conscious decision not to read about other people's journeys on the AT or to look at their photo albums. I want to experience every bit of the trail on my own. That being said I have little idea of what to expect. I'm prepared for cold weather conditions in the beginning and hot, buggy conditions towards the end. I know there will be quite a few mountains to Angelanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-38697072295104403632007-03-12T07:30:00.000-05:002007-03-12T07:44:28.910-05:0020 days-Until I start hiking the Appalachian trail, until I dedicate myself to a 6 month goal, until I leave my current life in VT and start a new adventure in GA.7 days-Until I'm finished with work, until I can pack up my stuff and spend 2 weeks making final preparations (there aren't many)Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-26168850124116035622007-02-25T13:27:00.000-05:002007-02-25T13:35:53.954-05:005 weeks!3 more weeks of work then 2 weeks to move out of my apartment, deal with all the necessary stuff and trail test my gear. Right now I have everything I need and then some (which includes the GPS I don't need and don't want to take, mom)I've been debating whether on not to buy a dehydrator and make some of my own dehydrated meals, meats and veggies. It will be a bit of work and take a Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-34425545131825479002007-02-17T09:47:00.000-05:002007-02-17T10:10:05.064-05:00This is a list of Post Offices I will definitly stop at along the trail. This list will be updated every so often once I get underway. Do not send letters or packages to a post office unless you know it's one of my planned stops. Also make sure you give me and the package enought time to get there!Hiawasee, GA 30456 (April 5-7)Fontana Dam, NC 28733 (April 13-17)Hot Springs, NC 28743 (April 23-30)Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-35076204905182340662007-02-15T09:35:00.000-05:002007-02-15T09:38:31.242-05:00 It's Official... We've been snowed in! 3 ft in 24 hoursAngelanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-83947336057930091382007-02-14T18:33:00.000-05:002007-02-14T18:42:05.183-05:00Winter has arrived!This was after I started to dig myself out at work...Angelanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-3131139654073831052007-02-11T11:54:00.000-05:002007-02-11T16:30:17.376-05:00I'm back from Montana and ready to finish up all my AT planning. One month left at work and 6 weeks until I leave for Georgia! Now I need to debug my equipment, we'll save that for March when it's a bit warmer.-I'll add more pics once I get the film developed... POS HP digital camera crapped out on the first day of the trip. At least it's a good excuse to buy a new one ;-)Big Horn sheep as seen Angelanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-13236891426154749452007-02-02T22:41:00.000-05:002007-02-12T19:02:53.707-05:00I'm leaving for Montana tomorrow and will be back the following Saturday. Once I come back from my trip it will be full force AT planning and training. I will be hiking and walking with a full or close to full pack, making sure my gear is set to go and I'll be taking multiple "practice" hikes.Less than 2 months to go and there's no turning back. WooHoo!Angelanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-57982830064417363592007-01-12T19:46:00.000-05:002007-02-12T19:02:48.178-05:00Seventy-Nine Days!Until I start my thru-hike. I'm excited, nervous, giddy and more. The anticipation is just about driving me crazy, but I know soon I'll be out there either wishing I was here or more likely, glad I am where I'm at and remembering how excited I was about starting my hike.My web site will be fully updated and functional in a few more weeks. I'll have more time to spend on it once Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-46005837009769738332006-11-24T12:39:00.000-05:002007-03-12T07:51:01.585-05:00My Gear List:Pack: Osprey Aura 65Tent: Marmot Eos 1 person Ultra-light tent w/footprintSleeping Bag: Marmot Angelfire (15deg, 600 fill down)Sleeping Pad: Term-a-rest Pro-lite 4 (self inflating)Stove: JetBoil personal cooking systemFilter: Katadyn Hiker Pro (thank you Celeste)Then all the other basics: stuff sacks, pack cover, rope, lighter, Precip jacket and DriClimb jacket, wicking base layers, Angelanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957820.post-73064767245596508672006-11-19T12:52:00.000-05:002007-01-12T19:44:48.973-05:00I've thought about it for years and considered it for months, I am going to hike the Appalachian Trail end-to-end from South to North 2174 miles, 6 national forests and 13 states. I will give my notice at work the first of the year and leave at the end of March so I can begin my hike on Sunday April 1, 2007.This blog is going to be the way I'll keep in touch with friends and family. Please leave Angelanoreply@blogger.com0