[at-l] Any body want to talk thru hiking?

[Slyatpct at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/4/2006 8:56:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
tfort at jam.rr.com writes:

To put  this into a more precise question.... 

What motivated you to hike and  when? Did life dictate the timing, or,
were you more exacting? 


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I was on a move from Massachusetts to Florida when I stopped in the Smokies  
for  a week.  A few days later I met a couple that hiked the trail in  1992.  
Fasinated with the idea living on the trail and hiking from  Georgia to Maine, 
once I got to FL I immediately started planning.   First was David Brill's 
book from the library, then the 1996 ALDHA Companion  found at an outfitter, 
then the at-l.  On AOL's backpacker chat, I found  out about the Triple Crown.  
Before I ever set foot on any  long distance trail, I was doing all three.  
 
Now I'm about to make another move and have shorter trails  in mind such as 
the BMT and CT, but may very well re-hike the CDT.
 
Sly