Rick does seem to like to eat doesn't he? Of course this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black so to speak . . . . ;) :)
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Rick does seem to like to eat doesn't he? Of course this is a case of the pot calling the kettle black so to speak . . . . ;) :)
Tuesday's miles: 8.2
Total miles: 109.2
Wednesday's miles: 7.2
Total miles: 116.4
Thursday's miles: 11.5
Total Miles: 127.9
Friday's Miles: 0
Total Miles 127.9
Saturday's miles: 10.5
Total miles: 138.4
I just read his whole journal. How cool! I am now very excited to read more when he logs it.
Go Rick go!!
Sunday's miles: 3.1
Total miles: 141.5
Monday's miles: 0
Total miles: 141.5
(Mileage doesn't jibe with what Rick says in his log, but...)
We are enjoying reading his logs very much. We wish him well on his long journey!!
Wonder how many times he sings "Put one foot in front of the other.. ":D
Tuesday's miles: O
Total Miles: 141.5
Wednesday's Miles: 11.3
Total Miles: 152.8
Thursday's Miles: 11.4
Total Miles: 164.2
Friday's miles: 13.5
Total Miles: 177.7
Rick's location Friday night.
Clingman's Dome was the first mountain I biked up! I still remember it, even though that was 1973! That was back when you'd see bears along the road feeding on tourists.
I just noticed that you could check out the pictures on the side of the journal. Great attroll.
Sheesh! No journal updates in a week. Anyone heard from Rick via other methods? How's he doing?
I wonder if he got stuck up there like a cat in a tree?
I think cell reception is spotty at best through the 70 miles of Smoky Mtn. back country and I'm assuming no news is good news!
I was wondering the same thing last night when his logs had not been submitted. Hope all is well and we will get lots of news with the update when it comes.
Plus there is snow in some locations at that altitude so it might be slowing him down some. At least that is what I heard. Plus Gatlinburg is a hoping place so maybe he is taking some "zero" time and enjoying himself there.
He's baaaack!!
Great to hear from him again! :)
(Tonight in the bunk with me are: Drew, Homebrew, Tog, the father and son team from Canada, rymnosorouis, Limestone, Hopper and Ben)
Must have been a little crowded in that bunk. :rolleyes: Don't ya think!!:D
Saturday's Miles: 4.5
Total miles: 182.2
Sunday's miles: 0
Total Miles: 182.2
Monday's Miles: 10.4
Total Miles: 192.6
Tuesday's Miles: 5.2
Total Miles: 197.8
Wednesday's Miles: 18.1
Total Miles: 215.9
Rick's completed about 10% of the journey!
Thursday's Miles: 7.2
Total Miles: 223.1
Friday's Miles: 5.6
Total Miles: 228.7
Saturday's Miles: 0
Total Miles: 228.7
I just found the photo section, and will try and provide links when they seem appropriate.
(Last photo uploaded - for reference)
Sunday (Apr 25) Miles: 19.8
Total Miles: 248.5
Monday miles: 11
Total Miles: 259.5
Tuesday's Miles: 8.6
Total miles: 268.1
Wednesday's Miles: 21.5
Total Miles: 289.6
Thursday's Miles: 11.3
Total Miles: 300.9
Friday's Miles: 11.3
Total Miles: 312.2
(Note - Thursday's date is used twice in journal, so days are now off by 1))
Saturday's Miles: 11.2
Total miles: 323.4
New photos start here.
(Last photo - for reference)
Wow, so busy around here. missed the logs.
Sunday's Miles: 20.1
Total Miles: 343.5
(Remember - days shown on journal are off by 1)
Monday's Miles: 9.2
Total Miles: 352.7
Tuesday's Miles: 9.8
Total Miles: 362.5
Wednesday's Miles: 18
Total Miles: 380.5
Thursday's Miles (May 6??): 18
Total Miles: 398.5
Sheesh! I'm confused. Rick has used the same day of the week twice again - 2 entries for Tuesday May 4. Can someone look at my entries and confirm that my dates are right for the last 2 weeks? Since the mileage changes, I assume another day's hiking. But he's done this 2 times and I'm befuddled...
:confused::confused:
It does look strange.
He must be crossing time zones and going through states that don't have daylight savings!
That's just Rick,he is always befuddled as you say....LOL
No, he's as befuddled as I AM. :D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Haffy
(To ease the confusion, I'm going to use Rick's dates.)
Wednesday's Miles: 9.8
Total Miles: 408.10
Thursday's Miles: 6
Total Miles: 414.1
Friday's Miles: 9.8
Total Miles: 423.9
Looking at Rick's journal, I see that he has mail-drop locations listed. I assume that he'll check all these locations when he passes through.
Perhaps GeocachingMaine.org members would like to send him a card, or something.
We've had a lot of new members lately, so I remind them that Rick - ATtroll - is the webmaster for GeocachingMaine.org, and is currently doing a hike of the Appalachian trail - the whole way.
Wish him luck!
:D:D
Yeah and it sucks that I can't update my account in here so I can edit my posts. I didn't know when my subscription ran out to renew it.
Saturday's (May 8) miles: 0
Total Miles: 428.2
Sunday's Miles: 20
Total miles: 448.2
Monday's miles: 21.1
Total Miles: 469.3
And that's all he wrote...
:D:D
This is the first time I have been able to log on since I started my hike. I am in Atkins, VA right now. I am at mile 536 or somewhere close to that. I am doing good. My mail drops on my journal site should be correct. I am about two weeks behind schedule but I am doing good. It looks like I will take a zero day tomorrow (day off), my hiking partner Hopper is sick so I will wait for them to see if Hopper will get better, keeping my fingers crossed.
I have no clue when I will be able to log back in again. If I do a zero day tomorrow then maybe I can walk over here and log back in. If not, thank you all for the support.
Woohoo, great report!
Sheesh! Two weeks behind schedule? And only about 25% of the trip behind him... :eek::eek:
Has Rick posted a schedule anywhere? I haven't seen one...
Nor did I see dates on the mail drops site.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhereRWe?
Quote:
Originally Posted by hollora
There are no places for me to put dates in the listing. I don't even know when I will be at those mail drop locations right now, they are to far ahead. I do not nead anything sent to me but if anyone does want to send something the best thing to do is to keep track of where I am on the trail and try to guess where I will be and send the package or envelope a week or two prior to when I will be there.
I hope this helps some.
Quote:
Originally Posted by attroll
:):) Well, yes it should. Safe journey - I thought of you as I was sliding down from the hike up to halfmile LOL