To all 98ers/99ers & other AT
friends:
>>>>
1) If u are receiving this msg & do NOT want to receive these msgs, just
e-mail me & I will NOT send these msgs to u again.
>>>>
2) Also if u want your e-mail, name, etc added (or corrected) at the bottom of
the future msgs, the let me know. Hopefully we will be able to continue to
share these msgs with each other.
>>>> 3) NOTICE: To reduce
the size of our msgs, in the future, we will try to remember to send the list of
addresses only the 1st send of every other month. We are working
& taking suggestions on how to improve these communiqués, pls give us your
suggestions. We enjoy sharing these msgs with u & hope to make it an
enjoyable experience for u.
-
FannyPack & Roger & Lucy
I. Questions or
inquiries or info to
share:
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added/changed the
following names to our list:
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Duct Tape(worm) - Jared Waits - mailto:Grissom11@aol.com
99ME2GA -added 11/29/99
Honolulu Manuwiwo'ole - William Thone -mailto:THONEW@aol.com 99GA2ME -
Big K on 8/11/99 - added 11/29/99
Cassiopeia and Freak Dog - Lisa ????
-mailto:freakdog10101@yahoo.com 99GA2ME - added
11/29/99
Creeper - Jeremy Rayner -mailto:creeperjer@hotmail.com 1999GA2ME- added
12/01/99
Funk That - Chuck Eckenroth - mailto:ecke8296@hotmail.com
- 1999GA2ME - added
12/01/99
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MSG from
99er:
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-----Original Message-----
From: craig
Wennersten
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 4:15 PM
Yes, I did hike
with Wrangler for about a month before
we split up. Pilgrim was hit by
a car in Tn./Nc and
broke both legs and his hip. He did not finnish
the
trail due to this acccident. Keel finnished friday
Nov.19.
A large group has finnished including Duct
Tape, Warren, Alpine, Stilly, Geo,
Pixie, Crocket, Big
Foot, Otter, Daniel Boone, Bonzai, Wrangler,
Doc
Alley, and others I never really meet.
Darth
Pack-man
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-----Original
Message-----
From: LANZDAZZLE@aol.com [mailto:LANZDAZZLE@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24,
1999 5:57 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: Re:
99-11-24 - update from FannyPack
Hi Fanny Pack and hikers,
Nice
job.
I'm trying to locate Rooster '98 - the vet from Pennsyvania. His old E
Mail
was Mnagel1630 but he apparently has changed. I saw him at the Gathering
in
NH and have a message for him
Anyone have his current
address?
Cheers,
Crazy ole man.com
'98GA/PA
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-----Original
Message-----
From: Marielle & Paul [mailto:hikers99@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24,
1999 5:53 PM
Subject: message from ma and pa
We got three pieces of
snail mail yesterday from trail friends (Quik and
NoTime, Potts, Alaska) and
noticed that 2 of them had new addresses. This
made us think that we
dont have snail mail addresses for all of you and that
the ones we have may
be outdated. We would appreciate if you could pass
yours along.
Also I
would like to get email and/or snail mail addresses for Badger (mike
robinson
I believe) from Tennessee and Stick (paul) from SC.
Bye for
now
Pa
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-----Original
Message-----
From: Colonial Comfort Inn/Hikers Paradise [mailto:paradise@ncia.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 24,
1999 11:16 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: Happy
Thanksgiving
Hi Fannypack,
Just wanted to send you greetings from
Gorham. The last few days have been unseasonably hot but tomorrow we expect
temps below freezing. All the snow that had been in the mts has melted.
All
the AT hikers have gone and many have stopped by on their way back from
Katadhin.
Now it's quiet until the next hiker season starts.
Once again,
happy turkey day and a big hug to your wonderful dad.
Take care,
Mary Ann,
Bruno, Bruce and Adam up at Hikers Paradise,Gorham,
NH
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----Original Message
Follows----
From: "BILL AND KATHY WARE" <poopajac@gwi.net>
To:
<fannypack96@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 19:44:34
-0500
hey FANNYPACK great to get your response so soon. this computer
stuff is
great. poopa draged me into this century kicking and screaming.
thanks for
your explanation of why i wasnt on the list. ive heard from some
dear
friends since who didnt have my address. what do you mean i have a
unique
personality?or a ???disposition. whoses the OLD FART?? enough of this
! i
love everybody. BLUET if youd like to do the last 400 miles with someone
ill
be glad to do them with you. dont have CIRCUIT RIDERS email address .
dont
know if he has a computer . POOPA and i are spending a week with him in
may
then are going to trail days together. hope to see you there. nice
talking
to you .
poopajack
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MSG
from 98er:
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-----Original Message-----
From: sandi
harden [mailto:sassifrass@mindspring.com]
Sent: Friday, November
26, 1999 11:36 AM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: AT
in Maine
This is a little response to the discussion concerning the
toughness of the
trail in Maine....My thoughts are as follows:
1. If
the trail in Maine were made easier, wouldnt we have more foot
traffic by
more people who really dont need to be there in the first place?
2. If
the roots, rocks, and mud keep you from finishing the trail(unless
injured)
then you either didnt want it bad enough or you just did too much
yellow
blazing and arent in the shape you should be
in.
The hike through Maine(for
Northbounders) is the final test. Yes, I did my
fair share of bitching while
going through it, but I would do it over and
over and over if need
be.
I think, if anything, we
should encourage the physical and mental
fortitude it reqiures to accomplish
a hike on the AT. Maybe we should make
some sections a little tougher.....it
sure would keep the crowds and the
walking idiots
away...:)
Remember...this is just my opinion.
Love to
all,
Guided by Voices
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MSG
from 99er:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Margret
Stone [mailto:magnolia45@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 29,
1999 9:31 AM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: Re:
REsend: 99-11-24 - update from FannyPack
Hey fanny pack:
well, i'm
back at work after a wonderful thanksgiving with friends. Thanks
to all
that stopped over. We've still got turkey, so if anyone else wants
to
come up, let us know!!
Goldilocks, Too Hot to Handle, Sy, Baltimore Jack,
Semper Fi, Last Exit,
Woodpecker, Doc, Fleishmann, Funk That, Disco, and
Jester (I hope i didn't
leave anyone out) joined us for some portion of
the weekend. Fast Eddie in
Reverse (still hiking south) was with us as
well.
Take care...maybe we'll have a new years party. Does anyone
know what's
going on with bristlecone's y2k
party?
magnolia
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Date:
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:26:52 -0500
To:
From: "Town of Pearisburg"
<town@i-plus.net> (by way of Hansen Ball)
Subject: Pearisburg
Festival
Pearisburg hosts an annual Festival in the
Park on the third Saturday of June. Hikers are welcome. We have food,
music, and crafts. Within walking distance of the local hostel. This year
the event is Friday evening and all day Saturday...June 16 & 17.
Thought you might like to list it on your Upcoming Trail Festival page.
town@pearisburg.net for more information or with questions.
* From
the Appalachian Trail Mailing List | http://www.backcountry.net
*
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MSG from
99er:
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Mara
Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>
To: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject:
[at-l] AT journal update
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 11:23:24 PST
Hi
all,
I've updated my web site through July 31. It had been stalled
on July 17
for a couple of months. I already have August and September
typed up but I
still have to put them in html format. With any luck,
that will happen very
soon.
http://friends.backcountry.net/m_factor
Mara
aka
Stitches, GAME99
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http://www.oocities.org/tomjanofsky/at/ATDateApplet.html - an
interesting page (must have Java enabled
browser)
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MSG from
99er:
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From: John O <johno@mail.monmouth.com>
To:
at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] "The Place"
Date: Tue, 30
Nov 1999 18:43:58 -0700
"The HOSTEL, known as "The Place" is owned and
operated by the Damascus
United Methodist Church. "The Place" is now in its
twenty-fourth
consecutive year serving hikers and bikers on the Appalachian
Trail, The
National Transcontinental Bike Trail, and the Virginia Creeper
Trail. It is
estimated that at least thirty to forty thousand people from all
over the
United States and many foreign countries have spent one or more
nights
there, and for the past three or four years, more than two thousand
have
registered each year."
http://www.damascus.org/trailservices/hostel.htm
Well
"The Place" is in need of our assistance now. The church
needs
$20,000.00 to refurbish "The Place". A donation of $5 from each
list
member will add up to a tidy donation. Since where all backpackers
I
believe this to be a worthwhile cause to support?
The Ruck is
sponsoring a raffle to raise monies for "The Place".
Each raffle ticket is
$5, ALL monies go to "The Place", and so far the
below listed items are the
prizes.
A week for TWO of supported hiking from our favorite slackpacker,
Richard
Mann, AKA Pittsburgh and Hike USA. - Value $800
http://www.hike-usa.com/
An
Ultralight NomadLight backpacking tent from Kurt Russell & Wanderlust
Gear
Value $250
A never used MountainSmith MountainLight 4000 backpack
with carbon stays
weight 3lbs 1oz donated by a darlin' daughter in honor of
her Mom, who died
from cancer before she could realize her dream of thru
hiking. - Value $299
A 30 item sampler of trailfood donated by Enertia Trail
Foods - Value $60
http://www.trailfoods.com/
http://friends.backcountry.net/ruck/
http://friends.backcountry.net/ruck/raffle.html
So in
addition to supporting a worthwhile cause you could also win one of
these
prizes.
Tickets will be $5 each.
Checks to be made out to Damascus UMC
Hostel.
Mail checks to:
John O'Mahoney
40 Lenape Trail
Brick, NJ
08724
Put Ruckfund in the memo space.
All checks must be accompanied by
a
STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE.
Deadline is December 15, 1999 for
receiving checks for raffle.
Raffle tickets will also be sold during
Ruck
My Web Page
http://www.monmouth.com/~johno/index.html
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MSG
from 99er:
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-----Original Message-----
From: tarina
keene [mailto:tdkeene@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 30,
1999 7:18 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: Re:
99-11-17 - update from FannyPack -
Fanny Pack!
I need your help! I am
Migh-"T" GA to ME "99! I am looking for e-mail and/or home addresses/phone
numbers of FEMALE thruhikers who are willing to share some of their trail
stories with me. I am trying to put them together so women thinking of making
the trek will have a better guide for them exclusively. I know I had a lot of
trouble finding gender-specific info when I was planning my hike last
year.
Thanks A lot!
Tarina
Keene
Migh-"T"
TDKeene@hotmail.com
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http://www.fallingwater.com/pct2000/equpmentcheck.htm -
ultralight hiking for
u?????
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MSG from
99er:
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeremy Rayner
[mailto:creeperjer@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December
01, 1999 4:01 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack),
BGM
Subject:
hey fanny pack, how the hell are you?
Doing well here after a joyous
Thanksgiving. I thought that the best
way for me to collect everyone's
addresses was to go on your mailing
list. I have attached an older message
below explaining what is going
on. Hope all is well with you.
pura vida
Creeper
Hello
Everyone! How has life been treating everyone after the trail? I
have
managed to keep myself more then busy, attempting to bring myself out
of
debt. Hense, why this letter took me two months to
compose.
I'm sending this letter out in attempts to collect all of the
addresses of
the class of 1999. I am not looking for through-hikers,
but rather all the
hikers that gave it their all, whether they made it to
Damascus, Duncannon,
or Katahdin. Once the data base is compiled, I can
use it for the
gargantuan reunion that I plan on throwing in 2004, somewhere
in Colorado
(so mark your calendars :-) ). This list will also go to
Zip-Drive for his
efforts in calaberating a yearbook for 1999. So send this
to all of our
trail family, and cc a copy to me.
I hope all of you are
all doing well, drop me a note and fill me in on your
everchanging
lives. For those of you which are not attending the
Thanksgiving bash
in Killington (at the new house of magnolia, Pale-Rider,
Gruff, and myself),
I wish you all the best over the hectic holidays. Keep
in touch.
802.422.2333
Creeper
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REPLYALL when responding so I can get your msgs at work: mailto:datkinso@att.com &
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PACK
IT IN!!! PACK IT OUT!!!
Trail Magic, PB&J's, & AYCE
rule.
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The
greatest happiness is to transform your feelings into actions. - Madame de
Stael
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Thanks
for your feedback & cooperation.
David L Atkinson Jr
mailto:datkinso@att.com or mailto:datkinso@ems.att.com
Fanny Pack
96GA2ME
cell
- 703-470-2320
work - 703-713-7320
pager -
888-602-7551
PO Box 2892
Sterling, VA 20167-2892
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