Take a Hike!

One Man's Long Walk
on the
Appalachian Trail

Update as of Wednesday, 9/22/99:

Katahdin Summitted: 9/21/99, Tuesday, 11:30am Yee Haw!

Hi. My name is Tim Hewitt. Thanks for visiting my Appalachian Trail Take a Hike! page. What follows are bits and pieces of my planning for a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail starting in the Spring of 1999. Follow along if you like. My Journal will be online here once I start hiking, and will be interactive, so you can participate in my hike!

I have a trail name, which won't surprise many of you. Paddler is the name I'll hike under. I'm not planning on bringing a canoe - at least not one that I can paddle.

Potpourri

• The initial shock
• OK, it's July 1998 - what's changed in my plan and attitude
• December is here. I'm still going, right?
• OH GOD IT'S FEBRUARY
• Why I'm Going South to North
• Wendy and the kids joined me in Pennsylvania the week of June 26th for a week of fun and amusement parks. I have changed a bit ... take a look!
  David, our 13-year old, has now joined me on this adventure and will be hiking under the trail name Spotted Bear.
• Well, it's done. I finished with No Time, Quik and my friend David Butler on September 21st. The picture above is really what it looked like on the summit. The weather sucked but the day was great! I'm going to write a book next. Should be fun!

The Technical Stuff

• My revised Hiking Plan (updated 7/3/99) in Excel format, will reflect over time where I'll actually be and when, so if you want to mail me a box of cookies, you'll know where to send them to make sure I'll get them :).
• Please use my revised maildrop list (also updated 7/3/99) if you REALLY want to find me on the trail.
• My Gear List always being tweaked a little.
• Alcohol Fuel Test for the Trangia stove
• Food!, yes this is an obsession of mine
• Please sign my guestbook - leave me an inspirational message!
• Follow along and participate in my Interactive Journal
• My Initial Mail Drop List and Initial Hiking Plan are online. The Hiking Plan is in either HTML or Excel 5 format. The reality of my plan is that it's just a starting point - something to measure progress against - so we know it will change. Feel free to use this spreadsheet to assist you in developing your own hiking plan. however be sure to hike your own hike!

Some great AT links

• Appalachian Trail Trailplace for Thru-Hikers
• The Appalachian Trail Home Page
• The Appalachian Trail Conference
• The Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association
• AT-L and other great Mailing Lists
• Hiking with HIKENET: Virtual Trail on the Web

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