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Thanks For Visiting
My Web Page. Now Get Out & HIKE!
Mohammed
Baydur - 12/24/00 11:28:21
My Email:r11635@aol.com
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Lately I am becoming more interested in AT. I live in
Maryland which is close to AT. I hope to do a part of
the AT even though it may not be many miles. Thank you
for sharing your experiences. |
lonely
coyote - 12/12/00 18:19:48
My Email:yote333@hotmail.com
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Thanks for the wonderful memories. |
Monty
- 12/12/00 04:22:34
My URL:http://www.altreel.com
My Email:Trailhiker1975@progidy.net
Favorite place on the AT: Mount Katahdin
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I`ve hiked the AT 5 times starting in 1975 and your
pictures remind me of a place I`ve longed for since
1990. It took me a total of 4 months of hiking long
days to reach my destination. I don`t regret any of
it. Thanks Kurt for the wonderful pictures!!!!! Take
Care, Monty |
Mark
Murray - 12/06/00 03:06:32
My Email:mmurray@wcoil.com
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Thank you for the time and effort you have put into
your web site. It is not only very enjoyable but educational
for some one who is wanting to hike parts of the trail.
Mark Murray |
Ron
Statz - 12/02/00 18:16:35
My Email:starman_shaman@yahoo.com
Favorite place on the AT: Speck Pond-Mahoosic
Favorite AT URL: LOOKING
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Just started looking-will be back. |
todd
athey - 11/30/00 23:18:27
My Email:hashbrown@backpacker.com
Favorite place on the AT: shenandoah
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nice site.i have hiked about 400 miles of the at.hope
to get to do all of it someday! |
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mike
stainsby - 10/24/00 03:47:59
My Email:scullydogs@netscape.net
Favorite place on the AT: presidentials/nh
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great site! working on plan to do thru-hike by 2004.why
so long? $$$$$$$$$$$ ...committed like a fool though.thank
you for the pictures...makes me want to start now...
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Dave
Parker - 10/18/00 21:21:08
My Email:Ex_treme_28715
Favorite place on the AT: max patch
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admire your trip |
Andrea
Johnson - 10/10/00 21:28:23
My Email:ztaalj@surfsouth.com
Favorite place on the AT: Hot Springs
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My very best friend is currently hiking the AT. He began
June 18, 00. He should arrive on Springer Mtn. on November
22, 00. I can not wait for him to get home. HIs trail
name is "Merlin". If anyone knows of him or has met
him, please e-mail me. I wo ld love to hear from anyone.
Peace, Andrea |
John
- 09/30/00 19:15:24
My Email:eigene@excelonline.com
Favorite place on the AT: Pennsyvania
Favorite AT URL: n/a
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Hike AT in 1978/79 thanks for the photos - it brought
back memories |
Donnie
Jones - 07/23/00 04:56:30
My Email:donniej@charter.net
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Loved the pics . I do some off roading in the N.C.,
Tenn. mountains; Motorcycles,A.T.V.'s . Hope to hike
at least part of the trail soon.See ya in da hills.
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GRAHAM AARON
- 06/13/00 19:59:53
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Hi there - I've visited your website from Catterall,
which is a small village in the County of Lancashire
in North West England. Found it really interesting.
My wife and I regularly go walking in the English Lake
District and it was very interesting to compare your
terrain with ours. Keep those boots movin' Kind regards
Graham Aaron |
Mike
Sandlin - 05/08/00 02:09:48
My Email:msandlin@liberty.edu
Favorite place on the AT: Apple Orchard Mountain
(VA)
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Interesting web site! I have just moved to Lynchburg,
Virginia and live just a few miles from the AT. It has
captured my dreams and I hope to thur hike the entire
trail next summer (2001). Thanks for sharing with all
of us! |
DON
WALLACE - 05/07/00 04:42:02
My Email:DON@BEARCATWEB.COM
Favorite place on the AT: NEVER BEEN
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JUST STUMBLED ON TO YOU--I AM FROM EDMONDS,WA IN THE
NORTHWEST.I DO A LOT ON THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL BUT
WOULD LOVE TO GET OUT EAST SOME TIME. ENJOYED YOUR SITE
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Ron
Racicot - 04/13/00 22:16:01
My Email:Aloharon@aol.com
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I live in Hawaii and am interested in hiking the trail
in parts. I hope you don't mind if I link your site
to a hiking web page over here. Mahalo and Aloha, Ron
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liz
- 03/22/00 21:27:55
My Email:jdavis@
ee.net
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I never had had the opportunity to hike the AT, it's
is one of my life dreams. Your pictures made me long
for it even more. Thank you for sharing them with me
and the rest of the dreamers on the web.
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Rob
Keith - 03/10/00 07:30:26
My Email:robkeith@minister.com
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It's me again Kurt. I couldn't get into the photos.
May be back later, I'm sure you will be in Explorer
history. |
Rob
Keith - 03/10/00 07:27:30
My Email:robkeith@minister.com
Favorite place on the AT: Haven't been there
yet
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My vacation has run up on me suddenly. I am browsing
thinking I would like to see the Appalachians. Haven't
been in your site yet but hope your photos may inspire
me what part to see first. Thanks, Rob <><
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tednation
- 02/21/00 19:47:35
My Email:tednation420@hotmail.com
Favorite place on the AT: Peaks of Otter (off
trail)
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I need HELP!!! I am leaving on mar 12th for my journey
to maine. I am attempting the whole trail and i feel
that i am a muleheaded sumbitch who will make it, baby!!
But family is advising that I am gonna need some experienced
help totravel with me. That i my dilema... Anyone need
a friend? Any words of advice? much love and many blessings
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Rick
Jordan - 02/13/00 23:50:43
My Email:rickjordan@peoplepc.com
Favorite place on the AT: Mt. Kahtadin (sp)
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As a Christian, born-again non-smoking Republican with
a stick up my ass, I'm deeply offended that you didn't
include photos of the burning skunk. |
Wendell
Hubbard - 02/12/00 20:50:50
My Email:wendellh@neocomm.net
Favorite place on the AT: Max Patch Mt.
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Thru hiked in 1993 (Grateful Grandpa) Hiked with daughter(Yodi-Kat)
Ga-Harpers Ferry in '98 and Harpers Ferry to Me. in
'99. Appreciate all who maintain and all the trail angels.
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10/12/99 19:56:26
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I think it`s really great that you are doing what you
love. Aren`t public libraries awesome! Anyways,happy
safe trails!!! |
10/11/99 08:48:00
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Enjoyed reading your "trials and tribulations" on the
trail(s). Haven't done the AT yet, but looking forward
to it! Thanks for the insight. KC |
10/07/99 15:42:05
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Hello, I have just finished Bill Bryson's "A Walk in
the Woods" about his attempt at hiking the whole AT!
It was great to be able to put pictures to the story,
the book is very good at relating the history of the
trail plus fabulous descriptions of fellow hikers! Recomended
reading! Happy hiking. |
09/13/99 23:48:36
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How do I like your site? I love it. I just finished
reading the book "A Season on the Appalachian Trail"
among others and now I finally have pictures to go with
all of the places on the trail. I'm in Colorado now
but I was out visiting my dad in MD a m nth ago and
hiked some of the trail south of Gathland State Park
to a shelter...a real nice one I guess...that's what
everyone hiking through wrote. Anyway I brought a bunch
of beer down for anyone who'd be through hiking but
nobody showed up. Boo-hoo, y boyfriend and I had to
drink it all!!!!(Yum) Anyway we plan on hiking the AT
in the summer of 2001 so how much money do we need?
Aside from all our gear? What is the best thing about
hiking the AT? Do you ever feel like you're going insane?
Curious potential hiker....Nina |
07/24/99 01:55:13
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I am planning a thru hike and if anyone had any good
tips I would love to hear them. thanks |
07/13/99 18:13:35
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Your site made me "homesick". Thanks |
07/08/99 15:17:38
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Hi Kirk,went for a little hike last weekend and talked
to 2 thru hikers, one was the Red Baron, didn't catch
the other ones name,heading north, almost to the 1/2
way point. It was so hot and humid, don't know how they
kept going! They said they were stopp ng for ice cream
and were going to see who could down a 1/2 gallon first,anyway
they were 2 very nice guys. I hope they are ok and fully
recovered from their brainfreeze! Take Care.
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07/08/99 03:30:26
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I signed your guestbook before I "viewed" it and discovered
that Karen is the only one wrighting. I thought I would
put my two cents worth in. I don't know where you are
or what your doing at the moment but it sounds like
life is "free" for the time bei g. Keep it that way.
I don't know what to say exactly so if you make an effort
to email me I guess you could ask the questions and
I "might" answer. Take care!!! |
07/08/99 03:16:31
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I thru hiked in '98. Nice to see some familiar photos
on the net. Loved the one of Greylock! Keep living the
spirit!! |
05/13/99 05:38:57
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LOL! that must be a NJ thing,my husband says the same
thing sometimes when asked where he is from. He is from
Neptune, NJ.Loved the Maine link I love Baxter,the main
reason..... no campers!!! I don't think you could get
one in there if they were allowed,the road through the
park is real rough. Take care! |
05/12/99 15:01:51
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Where am I from? In the past I've answered that question
by saying that I'm came from my mothers womb! So from
that sarcastic answer you may be able to deduce that
I grew up in New Jersey. I've lived there for most of
my life, but now I'm staying with y sister & niece in
Florida, and plan to stay in florida for a while. The
hardest part of moving here isn't the heat, but being
so far away from mountains. But I do love the ocean,
and it's so much nicer here than NJ. I'm adding a link
to my Maine jour al 1997 that appeared on Wingfoot's
Trailplace. Check it out. Peace, kurt |
04/30/99 04:26:40
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Cops.. their great. huh?! From what I have seen they
have this authority thing going, when you get the better
of them they can't stand it!( not all, just some)Surprised
you were still in DC,scary place I think. Ya know back
in 94 we were stuck in traffic n a bridge going into
DC,had a cb in our car and heard some truckers talking
about a bomb threat, turns out this guy was threatening
to blow the bridge up.Didn't know the details til we
got home that night and heard it on the news! Was wondering,
where ar you from? We are about 2 miles W. of Caledonia
S.P., we hike that area alot have been as far as Pine
Grove Furnace,haven't gone much S.Maybe we will see
ya sometime! Take care. |
04/29/99 22:50:19
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Thursday 04/29/99 - Library of Congress, Washington,
DC: Funny thing happened to me today, at least depending
on your sense of humor. I was cooking & eating breakfast
at the refreshment stand at the base of the Washington
Monument at around 6:30 am. A ound 7 am, the cops were
crawling all over the place cuz of a bomb threat. They
surrounded the area, and wouldn't let anyone in, and
told those that did get in to leave immediately, everyone
but me. They kind of overlooked me. So since I wasn't
asked t leave the area, I didn't. At around 8 am, they
didn't find anything, so the cops opened up the area
surrounding the Monument. Since the coast was clear,
I went to the a nearby bathroom, to take care of that
call of nature. When I came out of the bathr om, I was
almost immediately stopped by a cop, who asked for my
ID, and given the fifth degree. He told me that I was
stupid to stay when I knew that they had sealed off
the area, to which I replied there was no law that I
knew of against being stupid, a d if there was, most
of Congress would be in Jail. He didn't think that I
was that funny, and told me that I was breaking the
law by being in a sealed off area. I told him straight
out that I was not trying to hide, that I was in plain
sight, and so sin e nobody actually told me that I was
in a sealed off area, I couldn't be breaking any law.
Plus I reminded him that as soon as he came up to me
and asked me for some ID, that I was immediately cooperative,
and produced my ID. Logic won the day, and he old me
to get lost. Wouldn't it have been so much better if
my humor had won him over? Is there some genetic flaw
in most cops that prevents them from getting a joke,
and getting pissed off, when someone they are interragating
tells one? Well, I'm off o Harpers Ferry, gonna hike
the C & 0 Canal Path to there, and see what happens.
Peace! kurt |
04/27/99 21:12:58
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Hi again! Yep, we kinda figured the toughest part to
be in Maine, but wasn't sure.Keep writing about your
travels, we enjoy it!We have been to Baxter twice camping,
beautiful park.We hope to someday be able to hike the
whole AT, but til then,we enjoy just hearing about it.
Take care! |
04/27/99 18:52:54
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Tuesday, April 27th, 1999. Today I'm logging in from
the Library of Congress, in DC. My hike is done as I'm
out of money. Worse things could have happened, like
another tree limb hitting me on the head. Actually one
missed me by two feet on the way up to Quarry Gap Shelter.
So this hikes totals: between 2/3 to 3/4 of New York,
1/2 of New Jersey, and all of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
& West Virginia. A good start on my second section hike
of the AT. Don't have much to say right now, as I'm
trying to fig re out what to do next, like how do I
get out of DC with only 7 dollars? Not all that worried
though, I still have a few day of food left. Oh well,
enough about me, at least I don't own a trenchcoat!
:^) Peace. kurt |
04/18/99 19:38:42
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Just got back from a hike(just as small one,were not
as hardcore as you!)Saw your address in the book at
S. Mountain and had to check it out,great site! My husband
and I were wondering where is the toughest part of the
AT? |
04/05/99 01:01:31
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April 4, 1999. Came home from Duncannon, PA for Easter
to be with my family. My belly is bloated from this
day's gluttony, but that feels good. After enjoying
myself at my Uncle's wedding last month, I hit the trail
just in time for the Nor'easter that dumped 8" of heavy
snow on the AT in NJ. My tendonitis flaired up, and
I struggled & limped my way to Delaware Water Gap, where
I stayed the night at the Church of the Mountain Hostel,
where I was healed. Then I headed towards Wind Gap,
PA, where I lost the AT last year heading northbound,
so when I found the place this time, I built a little
stone wall so other hikers wouldn't do the same dumb
thing I did. That same day, a tree limb fell on my head
& broke in half. The tree won the bout on a standing
KO, because I was in no shape to defend myself. Coming
down into Lehigh Furnance Gap, I kept waiting for the
little nasty section I remembered hiking up last year,
only to find out, once I got to the road, that last
year I took a PA Game Trail that hooke up to the AT
with out me ever realizing it. I wondered how many "Purist's"
have done the same thing & not known it! Last weekend
at Rauch Gap Shelter, there were around 50 Boy Scouts
camped near the shelter, but I got a good nights sleep
anyway. When I hike out of Duncannon, after a hit &
run Shower, Laundry, Food & Beer stop, I got to the
next shelter and couldn't motivate myself to hike on
to Boiling Springs, so after two nights at the same
shelter, I hiked back to Duncannon, and hitched to Harrisburg
PA, and took a couple of trains home for Easter. So
tomorrow I'm headed to Harpers Ferry, WV to hike north
to at least Boiling Springs, PA. Almost forgot that
I met my first northbounder, 2 miles north of Duncannon,
Hooper AT '95. We sat, BS'ed, and c ained smoked for
about 45 minutes, he started last November, and has
been taking his time, enjoying himself. My kind of hiker!
Have Fun, kurt |
03/12/99 16:58:03
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Fri. 3/12/99 - I'm at the Sloatsburg Public Library,
on my way to my Uncle's Wedding. It's been a bit cold
the last week and a half, but the trail magic doesn't
stop cause of the weather. I'd like to thank the friars
of Greymoor for their hospitality la t Sunday, a hot
meal (that I didn't have to cook) was a prayer answered.
And the beef stew more than made up for all the whining
about the cold Wednesday night at Wm. Brien Memorial
Shelter, from three guys on spring break. Other highlights
so far, thre wild turkeys leading my way to Morgan Stewart
Shelter, and the clear view I had from West Shelter
of New York City, not to mention the snow and ice that
made the scenery so pretty that I wish I'd brought my
camera! The Lowlights: getting over tendeniti in my
good knee, & watching a small section of trail being
destoyed just north of RPH Shelter. Back to the train
station to wait for a train. Have Fun, kurt
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03/06/99 22:16:50
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this is very nice! stay safe where ever you are! call
us to let us know where you are!! |
02/27/99 20:57:18
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Gone Hiking! Hope you web hikers enjoy my web page.
See ya' on the Trail. Have Fun, Kurt |
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Kurtis Kirsch.