[at-l] Headlines, 2048 Re: watt

[Tom McGinnis]

HEADLINE NEWS, OCTOBER 27, 2048:
In the Hundred Anniversary Year of the first Appalachian Trail Continuous Completion (called a "thru-hike" at the time, as it was done entirely on foot), a New Record has been certified on the Appalachian Greenway Trail of 76 hours, 47 minutes, 32 seconds, crushing by 13 minutes the former record set by Olympic bicyclist Jenna Brown. The new Record Holder, one Michael Valentine Smith of Mars (state undetermined) completed the arduous 2450 mile ride by relying only on the beer and nutrient mixes passed to him at 100 mile intervals over the vast length of the newly-repaved and freshly lit trail. Said Smith of the recently completed repaving, "This repaving was driven by the wheelchair crowd, to whom I owe this Record. I had heard that some of the southbound uphills would be treacherous, as there was a switch to cobblestones on the sun-deprived hillsides, but the decades of trail-smoothing, boulder-grinding, and incline-stretching, along with the
 traffic-lights access triggers, really helped me out. I am most grateful to the AGTC, and intend to submit an application for a Lifetime Membership as soon as my blisters heal. Earl lives, man. This is just great."

--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Carla & Dave Hicks <daveh at psknet.com> wrote:

> BTW -- the ATC is trying to convince Bland (and on another
> front, Pearisburg) that there is money to be made in becoming a
> "trail-town."
> 
> They are trying to drum up local BBB-type of backing to
> trump lack of Club support.
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~
> >From an ATC employee:
> 
> The I-77 Relo is out for 2008.  The land that has been
> taken by condemnation is causing some hard feelings in that area. 
> 
> The City of Bland has an $800,000 grant to build trails near the city.