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Comment on About by Eric Nicholson

Eric Nicholson — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:15:50 +0000

Hey, I’m managing editor of the UTD Mercury and found your blog through Langendorf’s blog roll. I was wondering if you would be willing to chronicle your journey for the paper (preferably during the trip, but a retrospective would be awesome as well). I hiked the PCT in ‘05 and hope you have as interesting an experience as I did. Let me know if you’d be interested and good luck!

Comment on Maps or no maps? by Dan

Dan — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:21:43 +0000

Andrea, you make me think about GPS. You say hikers do not use maps, or at least more and more of them are not. Is this because of, like you say, cost or weight issues? I can see cost. Weight is circumspect. Which leads me to wonder: Could they be using GPS in place of maps and, if so, how might that work. A possible future post?

Comment on Maps or no maps? by Brian King

Brian King — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:57:54 +0000

The publisher thanks you for laying out the reasons so well.

Comment on Interview with LotsOFish by dan langendorf

dan langendorf — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:56:40 +0000

very nice job. good questions. a few surprising answers. didn’t realize he was going to hike alone. you’re going in a group, right?

Comment on Interview with LotsOFish by assignments3326

assignments3326 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:49:57 +0000

Cool ‘cyber’ interview! I can only imagine the special bond all Appalachian hikers must share…

Comment on Gimme Shelter: Choosing a tent option for the Appalachian Trail by dan langendorf

dan langendorf — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:17:09 +0000

wish i had this understanding when i bought a tent. i got a decent two-person tent for an overnight when I did the MS 150 bike ride. my only problem was being too tired to set the thing up properly. took a while but i got it. still got the tent to, although not used much anymore. sad.

Comment on Why Hike the Appalachian Trail? by Clay Allen

Clay Allen — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:10:50 +0000

I am the guy who sat behind you yesterday auditing the class. This trip you’re taking has been a dream of mine for a long time. You gotta do this! Just wanted you to know that the founder of the company who owns my company, Pc Connection came up with the idea for PC Connection with a guy she ran into on the App trail. She is worth millions now. Like I say you gotta do this!

Comment on Why Hike the Appalachian Trail? by Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:33:34 +0000

Wow, you are truly going on an epic journey. Like you, I enjoy the great outdoors and the freedom of it all, but something of this magnitude never entered my mind. It should definitely take your mind off of school, and it will look just as good on that resume as a summer internship, in my opinion.

Looking forward to reading about your experiences and local adventures… ever done any spelunking?

Comment on Why Hike the Appalachian Trail? by Sukeri

Sukeri — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:52:05 +0000

Great post! Found another site which I must admit has come in handy: TravelMonks They have a pretty good dynamic map of a lot of places and things, like this one on nightlife or this one on wireless internet places.