[at-l] BSH related, 62-mile dayhike in 2008

[KGJ]

BSH related, 62-mile dayhike in 2008Try this web site: http://www.onedayhike.org/

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  From: Arthur Gaudet 
  To: camojack at comcast.net 
  Cc: at-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 7:59 PM
  Subject: Re: [at-l] BSH related, 62-mile dayhike in 2008


  Rereading the note it seems like the walk is an annual event, but there's no mention in the original article of who is the organizing group. Does anyone know of a group that supports the 100 km walk on the towpath? --RD



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  From: camojack at comcast.net [mailto:camojack at comcast.net] 
  Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 6:45 PM
  To: rockdancer97 at comcast.net
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  "I think Camo may have been referring to this walk as an example of modern long-distance walking."

  That is correct, I did mention the C & O Canal Towpath as a place to accomplish such a hike. Of course, being essentially level ground, it makes for a much easier way to go such a distance...but the last few miles of the hike you referenced do include a portion of the A.T.
  -"Camo"

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Arthur Gaudet" <rockdancer97 at comcast.net>
  To: at-l at backcountry.net
  Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:25:54 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
  Subject: [at-l] BSH related, 62-mile dayhike in 2008


  Here's an account of a 2008 one-day hike from Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, along the C&O Canal. It was published in the Mar. '09 AMC Outdoors magazine. Denise Shorb is a 42 year-old from gaithersburg, MD. I think Camo may have been referring to this walk as an example of modern long-distance walking. --RD

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  Describe the recent accomplishment of which you're most proud. 

  I completed the C & 0 Canal One-Day Hike in April 2008. The 100-kilometer [62-mile) hike started at 3 a.m. in Georgetown and ended in Harpers Ferry, WVa. Although the one day hike is not a race, there are cutoff times at some of the checkpoints. Any hiker failing to reach the checkpoint by a particular time is asked to leave the hike. Starting the hike in the dark was incredible; everyone was·excited! My parents were at the Seneca Creek checkpoint to deliver chocolate chip cookies to me and the three hikers that I had been training with. By 2:50 p.m., the weather was unbearably hot and we stopped at the Monocacy River checkpoint for one of our longer breaks to replenish our bodies with much-needed Gatorade. Shortly after 8 p.m., we were leaving the last checkpoint and it began to rain steadily for the duration of the rest of the hike. We ended the hike at 10:37 p.m. Participating in training hikes and going to the gym twice a week helped me complete the hike and recover quickly. The weekend after the hike, I went biking for 10 miles and had the energy to do more! This year I will be volunteering at the one-day hike. It's just another way to give back .. FRED DURSO. JR.


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