Trail Names (February 21 - 25, 2011)

"I should have made business cards with my trail name, hometown, hike specifics and occupation." Slowpoke and Peter Flakery, 6/25/2010, John's Hollow Shelter

Spam (left) and I (April 17, 2011)

Trail names are assigned to hikers for reasons unknown to me. I guess it gives the

Leaving Springer (February 20, 2011)

"Please don't tell anyone but this is my first night out in the woods alone." Yikes, 4/16/11, Jim and Molly Denton Shelter

Great conversation can stave off feelings of loneliness. It can take you to a good place quickly. It often drops you back where you were but it can be a balm for minutes or hours. Especially when it's your first scary night in the woods.

Dawn in Georgia (March 1, 2011)

I woke up in a hotel with my parents in Gainesville, Georgia and wasted no time

Trail Personalities

The Cast (subject to change)

Bear Jew - A guy we met in Maryland who started the trail with his fiancée in Harper's

Introduction

"Three robust young men stopping for water, rest and quiet contemplation amidst a cacophony of singing insects in this, the heartland of America." Anonymous, 8/16/10

"Oh AT, you have me by the heartstrings...You make me sweat all the sins of this year away." Tuesday, 11/4/10, Black Rock Hut

The quotes above were written in an Appalachian Trail logbook, a simple spiral notebook found at shelters sprinkled along the 2,181 mile trail. The logs, or registries, are a