Date: Sat, 26 Aug 95 01:28:31 0500 From: Peirce Hunter (Peirce@Dartmouth.edu) Hi Kathy Maybe I'm the first to sign the guestbook! I'm a member of the ATC and follow its activities closely through its journal. I've enjoyed reading the AT related materials on the net, especially the articles by the journalists hiking the trail this summer. Keep up the good work. I'll be visiting your site frequently! Peirce Hunter
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 19:15:19 -0700
From: dgrim1@ix.netcom.com (David A. Grim )
Just like the AT, I'm passing through to see what's new. It seems
there are a lot less mountains on the electronic AT. Hope to see ya on
The Trail.
dgrim1@ix.netcom.com
AKA - TAZ
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 95 05:56:06 0300 From: kai (kaijohn@well.com) Hello Kathy. Thanks for all your efforts to put this page together. I've been living out west for a while, but now the A.T. is nearby - part of it anyway - and I'll have to take in a part of it soon. The URL for my new page is: http://www.well.com/user/kaijohn I'd appreciate ideas or criticism from anyone who takes the time to visit. kaiHi Kathy, it's great to find the AT Trail on CapAccess. And mentioned in the Washington Post, no less! As a federal site?
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 95 12:47:47 -0700 From: Tim Pruitt (tpruitt@ih2000.net) Just dropping a line. My wife and I are planning to visit the Appalachians in the near future. We are from Texas and have only visited the Rockies. Thanks for the time, Tim & Tammy
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 95 14:10:30 -0700 From: partinj (jpartin@eagle1.eaglenet.com) HI Kathy. My name is jeff. i am planning a thru-hike of the trail in march on or around march 15 1996 i have been in touch jim and some others who are also planning to do a thru-hike in 1996. I think it would it nice if we could meet on the trail some where. So far 17 others are planning to thru-hike the trail in 1996. We just have to figure out where to meet. Till we see you on the trail. A PERSON'S DREAM COME TRUE - A THRU-HIKE - BYE
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 95 11:44:24 -0100 From: Ralph Maute (maute@miraculix-buero1.wop.iao.fhg.de) hello, i'm ralph from stuttgart in germany - enjoyed your project's pages very much as member of germans trekking and climbing cub DAV i'm interested in trekking and especially in climbing high mountains - did the cotopaxi in ecuador last year and had to retreat from chimborazzo. may be next year we visit the states and then do parts of the at. Ralph Maute e-mail: maute@technix.wop.iao.fhg.de
From: TrailAt@aol.com Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:47:01 -0400 Hi Kathy, I'm a member of the ATC and the NY/NJ Trail Conference. I read everything I can get my hands on about the AT and hope to someday thru hike the trail. I love being able to get up to date information on the net, keep up the good work!!! Russ Dade TrailAt@aol.com
From REdmis6469@aol.com Wed Aug 30 19:19:58 1995 I've done some hiking on the trail, and like many others my dream is to do a thru- hike someday. This page is a wonderful source of info and entertainment, and has helped me out quite a bit. I am leaving in the morning (31 Aug.) to do a three day trip on the trail from Culvers Gap, NJ to NJ route 94 near Vernon. I'll keep a diary and write of my experiences. Good hiking!
From 75630.3342@compuserve.com Wed Aug 30 20:05:46 1995 Bob Bernhardy 193 Greenbrook Drive Levittown, PA 19055
From: "Digerati Consulting, Inc." (digerati@worldweb.net) Date: Fri, 01 Sep 95 01:58:51 -700 Doing the trail in bits and pieces over a couple of years. And loving life. I look forward to the long weekends to get away from this electronic hell I call work, and get into the backcountry. Thanks for the space. Bryan colorado@worldweb.net
From: "Dean Banfield" (DEAN@iddis.com) Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 18:00:08 EST Always nice to find a guestbook in a shelter and read about others' travels. Thru-hiked April-Oct '78, and have been a working stiff ever since. Like the original dream to do the thru hike, I dream to to one day do it again. -Dean Dean Banfield IDD/IS 470 Main St Ridgefield CT 06877
From: Marvin Carter SirArrow@cais.cais.com Date: Thu, 31 Aug 95 18:46:02 -700 I have hiked several parts of the trail. Hope to someday do a complete walk from one end to the other. I do appreciate your having a service like this. Keep it up. Semper Fidelis, Marvin
From: REdmis6469@aol.com Date: Sat, 2 Sep 1995 17:38:13 -0400 Subject: NJ section Just back from my odyssey through the highlands of NJ, and thought I'd give a little report. The trail is as beautiful as ever, even with this dry weather. Water is scarce in some sections, so carry plenty. The pump for Pochuck Mountain shelter was like going to heaven. The water was cool, clean, and tasted great. I met many wonderful people on this short trek, and my dream of doing a Thru- Hike is getting stronger. If only I didn't have that pesky problem called a career... If anyone is on the trail and bumps into Lobster, Calico Cat, Robin, and TheTraveler, say hi for me. The trail and shelter registers were, as always, great reading. Happy hiking to all, and remember: NO FIRES! It's very dry out there.
From: Allan Gould allang@visionware.co.uk Date: Tue, 05 Sep 95 18:52:09 -700 Guestbook: What a neat idea! In fact, it's a neat idea having the ATC on the internet (WWW, e-mail etc) in general. Has anyone tried sub'ing to at-l@inc.net. I couldn't get it to work. Happy trail Allan Gould ("T-bag", GA-ME 1993) (Yes! It's a Brit!) NOTE: I haven't seen any messages from the list in the last couple of days, so it's possible that there is a temporary problem with inc.net. Most providers do have problems from time to time but these tend to get remedied after a few hours or a day or two. --Kathy FURTHER NOTE: Sept. 18 - Allan made it onto the at-list today and in his first post asked that any British past thru-hikers - or folks who know of some - contact him.
From dmorgan@CapAccess.org Tue Sep 5 15:43:35 1995 Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:39:58 -0400 From: damorgan@nyx10.cs.du.edu
My page can be seen at http://metro.turnpike.net/D/dmorgan. I have a link to the Route 66 home page on it. Not as scenic as AT, but is off the beaten path.
NOTE: David refers to a message in a forum on CapAccess in which Janet Kegg had mentioned having seen the URL for the A.T. Page in an August 31 article on Federal websites in the Post. :)
From: mphillip@ot.com Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 20:28:02 -0400 Dear Kathy, I think the A.T. Homepage is great. My son and I are fly fishermen more than pure hikers, but I have fished along portions of the trail from Maine to Georgia. Your page is wonderful reading and has a wealth of information. Regards, Michael Phillippe Bethlehem, PA
From: Fenwaynut@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 01:53:20 -0400 Kathy, I have hiked a few very often traveled bits of the AT, and was thinking of trying something a little different. I'd like to climb on board the guestbook, and ask about the trail to the immediate left of Clingmans Dome, in TN. Who knows anything about that area? What's the best way to attack that area on an extended, 3 day weekend? Thanks, Cliff Carter
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 11:19:33 -0400 From: vfowler@email.unc.edu (Vicki Fowler) Hi Kathy! Thanks for setting up this guest book. I'm a portion hiker, hoping to complete the AT by the year 2001. Shortly after, I hope to thru-hike it, as I will then be retired. Its really nice to read about so many other hikers that have this same obsession and have either already done it or are planning to do it. I'm off in late Sept to do a short section in NC/TN.....happy trails to all! Vicki Fowler Chapel Hill, NC
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 12:12:29 -0400 From: tmartine@vt.edu (Teresa Ana Martinez) Just a note to fellow hikers, I live here in southwestern Virginia, and live where some of the most spectacular places along the trail exist. Anybody wishing info on this area is welcome to write to me at tmartine@vt.edu Look forward to getting more folks out on the trail.
From: SEClegg@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 21:02:49 -0400 Hi! I just finished a section hike in Maine (sections 8 & 9) across Saddleback. It was great. The weather held pretty well except for some wind. I would like anyone who is a trail maintainer with MATC that it was a pleasure to do that part of the trail! Your obvious efforts in time spent and hard labor are appreciated. I almost didn't come back to Maine this year since last year in the Mahoosics was such a challenge. I'm glad I did.
From tsanchez@CapAccess.org Thu Sep 7 23:33:57 1995 Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 23:30:11 -0400 From: Tracie_Sanchez@mckinsey.com I can't see the graphics here but will try to sign on from aol later if you'll post the complete url. I'm originally from Georgia and have hiked parts in GA, NC, TN, MD, VA, NH, and ME. One day I'd like to connect the dots or thru hike. Great page.
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 1995 23:33:27 EDT From: MGRL16A@prodigy.com (MR ROBERT J DAVIS) Just wanted to drop a note and say that it is very nice to be able to have some connection to the Trail, even though I'm home in Indiana. I am going to be in the Roanoke, VA area the end of this month for a section hike. Any info anyone can give on Copperheads, etc., would be appreciated. I know the "look under everything before you sit..." I am more interested in facts about what temps. the snakes begin inactive, etc. Thank you very much for helping to bring the Trail to my front door. (Though the food is a little better here) Felix
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 18:22:35 EDT From: RKGN09A@prodigy.com (MR LARRY A STRAUS) DEAR KATHY, I JUST COMPLETED MY THRU HIKE ON AUG. 28 . JUST BEFORE LEAVING LAST SPRING I DISCOVERED YOUR HOME PAGE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD LOOK IN AGAIN. KNOWN ON THE TRAIL AS "ONE SPEED" I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OTHER 1995 THRU-HIKERS. LARRY STRAUS
From SMiles4531@aol.com Sun Sep 10 23:08:37 1995 Like a lot of others I am section hiking - belong to the Applachian Trail Club of Alabama. We hope someday to connect our local Pinhoti (Turkey) Trail to the Benton MacKaye and thus extend connecting trails almost to the end of the Applachians. I live less than 45 minutes from the official geological end between bessemer and Tuscaloosa AL - at least that's what my college geology professor told me! Have just returned from hiking Damascus to Grayson Highlands - wanted to wash clothes, buy groceries and get back out, but had to go back to work. The Home page is a great idea. When we get farther north, it will be nice to have people to ask questions of. Thx BCKPKR (SMILES4531@AOL)
From: "R. S. Bailey" (netwave@ids2.idsonline.com) Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 10:40:23 -0400 WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT WAS. GREAT TO STUMBLE ON THIS GUESTBOOK WHILE SURFING. I'M NEW TO THIS STUFF, BUT AM BEING ABLY TUTORED BY MY LITTLE BROTHER. I FINISHED MY THRU-HIKE SEPTEMBER 4, 1995 ON THE BIG-K. I STARTED FROM SPRINGER ON APRIL 4. HAD INCREDIBLY GOOD WEATHER FOR ALL OF MAINE AND ESPECIALLY KATAHDIN. WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE IN TOUCH WITH OTHER '95 FINISHERS, ESPECIALLY TRAIL FRIENDS. WOULD LOVE TO ACQUIRE SOME PHOTOS - LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. I'D ALSO BE HAPPY TO CORRESPOND WITH ANYONE INTERESTED IN MY HUMBLE ADVICE OR OPINIONS. PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA MY BROTHER'S EMAIL ADDRESS. HE'LL GET MESSAGES TO ME. CONGRATS TO OTHERS IN THE CLASS OF '95. CHRIS "TAHOMA" BAILEY
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 95 20:49:24 0000 From: Hannah McCouch (hmm12@columbia.edu) Well, well well, Just can't do anything right with this newfangled computer. Wabbit zombie here just checking in. Been trying to talk to some hikers for the past four hours but just attatched modem and am new to the computer world. Hiked from Springer to Bland this past spring and am back in school in NYC. Big change from the trail. I miss it and send a hearty wallup on the back to any and all of my fellow hikers who are still on the trail, Hannah "Wabbit" McCouch
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 95 23:32:18 -0700 From: paul white (pwhite@sierra.campus.mci.net) Hello: I'm paul white born in santa clara CA raised in upstate NY (syracuse and Binghamton) area now in Roseville CA I miss NY. I fondly remember going to scout camp in the mountains. SO MUCH FUN!
From: Deborah_Taube_at_CIS-Postoffice@santafe.cc.fl.us Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 08:20:00 EST While I have no plans to hike the AT I've been following the journey of the reporters from the five collaborating newspapers as they hike the Appalachian Trail from March 5th until mid-October,1995; living vicariously through vivid words and photos. Here in Florida we have the Florida Trail Association, an organization dedicated to obtaining land or permission for use, and maintaining a "thru" trail in Florida. Large sections are complete with many others in the works. Although the heat of summer is often discouraging the time of year to enjoy the trail is now at hand. In fact, our local group is planning a cycle of 10 hikes, one a month from October to June, at a rate of approximately 10 miles per trek to cover 100 miles in our area. Membership is a paltry $25.00/year for an individual. There are also rates for Family's and others. For information on membership or benefits write me at deborah.taube@santafe.cc.fl.us
From: elizabeth anne mitsch (eamits00@mik.uky.edu) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 11:29:52 -0400 hello kathy, my name is beth and i have only hiked portions of the AT with a friend of mine who thru-hiked in 94, SIBEX. all that i saw was great. thanks for all your efforts.
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 15:42:45 -0100 From: ru4real (jeff.wynn@intrepid.net) Hey Kathy! Haven't been here for a while! Seems like you've made some upgrades to an already great page, lots more to see and do! Great Job! Jeff Wynn, ATC computer nerd.
From: SAMEKT@VAX.CS.HSCSYR.EDU Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 09:19:44 -0500 (EST) Hi Kathy, Thanks for putting together the AT home page. I have found it to be a very good source of information. My name is Kathy and I am a member of the ATC and I have been hiking sections of the AT for about the last 14 years (time flies). Every year I hike with a group of friends in the Spring for a long weekend and in the Fall for 2 weeks. We are preparing for our Fall hike...going to PA this year, hiking from Little Gap to Duncannon. You hooked me up with Bruce from PA that gave me lots of good info about the section of the trail that we are doing. We call ourselves the Hopscotch Kids ( we may have been kids when we started out)... we were mentioned in the article in the ATC Trailnews about groups of women hiking the trail. Happy hiking Kathy Same (Ridgerunner for the Hopscotch Kids)
From: cn2898@coastalnet.com Wed Sep 20 23:48:26 1995 Kathy, I'm a section hiker who lives near the coast of NC. I grew up in the mountains of NC-Jackson & Watauga counties. I'm only able to make it to the hills once a year here lately...responsibility's a bitch.The idea of attempting a through hike has been smouldering in my mind for several years. I don't know when I'll be able to attempt it, but I know that I will. Your page gives me the opportunity to keep in touch with the trail beween hikes. Thanks, Keith
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 95 13:22:57 0000 From: "Jody L.Bickel" (jbickel@vt.edu) Greetings and salutations! Just wanted to say "Hi" to fellow A.T. lovers. I'm a student at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. I thru-hiked the trail in 1993 and am looking to hear from other class of 93'ers. Also can offer lots of great ideas about recreation in southwest VA. Cyberland is a far, far cry from the essence of the mountains, don't you agree? Happy Trails, VIXEN. e-mail at: jbickel@vt.edu
From: IO30263@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Wendy and Gary Downes) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 11:44:15 EDT My son and I recently returned from a successful hike up Katahdin, which continues a family tradition from my childhood. We met some wonderful AT hikers and celebrated the completion of their journey on a beautiful late summer day at Katahdin's summit. Somewhere along the way, between the roots and boulders of Katahdin my son contracted a serious case of "AT fever"..the dream has been kindled in another soul and we talk often of taking the long hike together. .love the trail...Gary Downes
From otc@interserv.com Fri Sep 22 21:51:06 1995 Hi Kathy, Just a short one signing on. My name's Tom from Athens, GA. Doing the AT in 5-day chunks. Next one Oct.26-30 fm. Neels to Dicks Creek. I've been needing this trip *bad*, put it off way too long! I'll write back about the leaves. Later, Tom "mildew" Cassity
From AmyO@aol.com Sat Sep 23 19:22:52 1995 Kathy, Don and I finally got ourselves up and running on the Web. Delighted to see "The Page." As always, it looks excellent. See ya, Amy Owen, ATC
From mdb@access.digex.net Sun Sep 24 21:51:18 1995 Hi Kathy, Well, each time I visit, the AT home page gets better and better!! Just thought I'd drop by, and see how things are. Congratulations to all the folks in the Class of '95! Regards, Marshall "Tarkus"
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 95 10:12:23 0000 From: Sharon Ravan (sravan@mv.MV.COM) Hi Kathy, My husband are planning a thru-hike, in the year 2000! This will be to celebrate our 51st birthdays, both will occur while we are on the trail. We have always dreamed of doing the AT, and decided if we didn't set a date we would never get around to it. We picked the year based on the age of our son who will be old enough by then to stay at the house and tend to things while we are away. My husband has already notified his company of his intention to take a leave of absence. Meanwhile, we plan, and hike, and read all these messages from those who have already had the pleasure. Regards, Sharon and Jim
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 17:25:17 -0400 From: Joan Norris (jnorris@DSRT.UCF.EDU) Are there other "trail angels" out there? I'm doing minor trail angel duties for my friend Jon (trail name signed W. with an anchor drawing) who's doing his second southbound thru-hike. Guess this vicarious experience is about as close as I'll get to a thru-hike. He was better than mid-way through Virginia on 9/26. Flew to Hartford the end of July, and we played tourist and did a couple of day hikes over territory Jon had already covered. Had a great time doing trail magic slackpacks for thru-hikers we met at Mt. Greylock, the church in Cheshire, Mass, and Cornwall Bridge in CT. "Hi!" to Doc Vapor, Nick Name, Novice, and Energizer Rabbit if anyone knows them; and tell them to come hike the Florida Trail this winter. Mail service has been great--only one mess up so far. To those waiting till retirement to do their thru-hikes, hang in there. Jon is retired Army and turned 50 this year. Joan (if I qualified for a trail name, it would probably be Ms. Blue Blazes) jnorris@dsr.ucf.edu
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 20:00:42 -0400 From: hfs4@cornell.edu (Herbert F. Schryver) Dear Kathy: The AT Home Page on the Internet is great. I love to browse through it. We would like to inform you and the ATC that Elisabeth and I have just completed our section hike of the AT. We left Baxter State Park a few days ago. I've sent in our hike report to Harpers Ferry just this morning. The hike which took us about eight years was a great experience. We look forward to doing some of the sections again in future years. Herb Schryver Ellis Hollow Ithaca, New York hfs4@cornell.edu
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 95 19:22:47 -0700 From: lucienne gaudet (lucido@megatoon.com) Hi, The A.T. home page is really great. I've just discovered it and happy I did. It will help me to see pass the long winter months, waiting for the summer to finish up Maine, from Kennebec to the big Katadhin. I hike with a french camp from Maine. One day,when I get older ( I'm only 15 now ) I hope to do the thru-hike. I heard biths that the A.T would got up to Canada ( Quebec )? Is it true??? If anyone as information on that, please email it to me, cause I live there. Thank you. Mo email:lucido@megatoon.com
From AmyO@aol.com Sat Sep 30 17:23:12 1995 Status: RO I don't have access to these kinds of forums very often, but thanks to a friend I've had a chance to see the possibilities. Hope that all of you that read this will consider joining ATC and stop in at ATC's New England regional office in Lyme, N.H. just east of the Connecticut River. Pete Richardson NE Vice Chair Board of Managers, ATC
From athiker@www.plantnet.com Sat Sep 30 22:58:58 1995 Hi Kathy, I love the AT Home Page. I've been a member of the ATC since 1974 and even did some envelope stuffing in Harpers Ferry back in '75. Of course, that's when I lived in Harrisburg, Pa. and headquarters was just a hop, skip, and a jump away. Now live near St. Louis so I don't get on the AT as much as I used to. I get to GSMNP about 3 times a year, so I do still get on it. On a business trip to Harrisburg about 4 years ago, I hiked to the Earl Shaffer shelter on Peter's Mtn. in my business suit and tennis shoes. So you can see, I'm an AT junkie. I'm doing the AOL Tag Team Hike and am responsible for the Newfound Gap to Fontana section. Will be doing that in December. Can't wait. Keep up the interesting work on the homepage and THANK YOU. Peter H. Fornof
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 95 20:08:00 -0700 From: Majd Naciri (majd@cs.pdx.edu)
Hi Kathy,
I was just surfing and dropped by your Web page. It looks nice. I hope you succeed setting up your guestbook. By the way, I have a Web page too. MY PAGE. Good luck and see you there.
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 95 03:00:09 -0700 From: "hilary s. callahan" (callahan@students.wisc.edu) Hi, I grew up in Massachusetts and hiked the AT in New Hampshire a lot during and after college. After five years in Wisconsin when I've been missing mountains (and the ocean), I am anticipating a move to Knoxville TN and look forward to hiking in the Great Smokys, both on the AT and on the less crowded trails in the park. Although I'll be a busy plant ecology researcher at UT, I'd like to get involved with trail maintenance, etc. once I get settled. I like your homepage a lot, and was especially impressed by your putting Benton MacKaye's article right up front (I downloaded it). I grew up right down the road from where he hailed (Shirley, Massachusetts) and my more elderly relatives remember and revere him . . . and still hike a lot.
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 95 15:19:24 -0700 From: "Angelo G. Longo" (angelon@ix.netcom.com) Hey, This is awesome. Please keep up the good & hard work. It is hard for a busy person to find information on trail hiking, and you have given me access to my favorite trail. Thank you. Angelo | Regent University | | Virginia Beach, VA 23464 |
Just discovered the homepage for the AT. It's great! I am putting together a WWW site for trails in New York state. Anyone interested can visit by linking to the: NY TRAILS PAGE
I'm interested in collected links to other NY trail's web pages, or to add pages for other trails to our site. I can be contacted at Stinson@kodak.com.
Thanks for the interesting AT page.