[at-l] Missed by a day...

[Tom McGinnis]

This Wednesday will be thirty (HOLY COW) years since I hit Springer. Yowsa. I should go eat some ice cream. (A LOT of ice cream...)

sloetoe

--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Arthur Gaudet <rockdancer97 at comcast.net> wrote:

> I missed my 1997 starting anniversary by two days. On this day I managed 7-miles, for a 3-day total of 18, traveling from Cooper Gap to Ramrock Mtn. Comet Hale-Bopp was making a nightly appearance, reaching peak on April 1, 1997.
> --RockDancer
>  
> From: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:44 AM
> 
> In a message dated 3/26/2009 7:06:14 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time, mvhudson at gmail.com writes:
> but yesterday was the anniversary of the start of my thru-hike. On the other hand since I stayed at the old Springer Mt Shelter just north of the summit today would have been my first real day on the trail :  )
> 
> Not so much Springer Fever anymore, just that work is such a PITA I feel like chucking it and going hiking! 
> 
> skeeter
 
> Today was one of my favorite days on the trail. We
> were at Mt Cammerer lookout on the AT in the Smokies. Good friends & great views!!!
>  
> Hotdog