To all 98ers/99ers & other AT
friends:
Use
REPLYALL when responding so I can get your msgs at work: mailto:datkinso@att.com &
on the road mailto:fannypack96@hotmail.com
>>>>
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 & Lucy &
Roger
I. Questions or inquiries or info to
share:
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added/changed the
following names to our list:
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Swiss Miss - Claudia Tuor -mailto:swisstuor@hotmail.com 1998GA2ME - added
1/22/00
WeatherCarrott - ??????? -mailto:weathercarrot@hotmail.com - ??GA2ME - added
1/22/00
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http://communities.msn.com/FannyPackATfriends&naventryid=108
- FannyPack webpage 1st attempt - has some pics & other info ALWAYS under
construction
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http://content.communities.msn.com/FannyPacksPics/PhotoAlbum -
checkout the Album = Pictures, The Old Fhart is uploading pictures from the
summit of Mt Washington, here is one of his pics:
MSG from The Old Fhart
'98er:
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-----Original
Message-----
From: RJB0343@aol.com [mailto:RJB0343@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
9:17 PM
To:
Subject: 5 pictures
These pictures will be sent as
seperate e-mails and were taken on the summit of Mt. Washington between 01-12-00
and 01-19-00. For those who don't know the weather stayed between -24 and -31
degrees for 36 hours with winds hitting 117 mph. I went out once with 2 other
people to try to fix an instrument on the top of the observatory tower during
this time. I still have use of all my fingers and
toes.
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-----Original
Message-----
From: claudia Tuor [mailto:swisstuor@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, January 21,
2000 5:48 AM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject:
Hi
Fanny Pack,
Here is Swiss Miss from 98. I got your E-Mail from ZEN and
Summersbreeze who are visiting me right now in Switzerland. I just wonna ask you
if it would be possible to also send me your Mails and messages, so I see how
the hikers are who are writing to you. It's just great to hear about the A.T.
and to know what's going on.
Me, I am well. Right now I'm working at the
hospital in Davos, a touristy skiarea in Switzerland. Today it is snowing like
crazy, it is beautiful. I am planning to hike the PCT this year, so I'm even
more excited to hear about hikers. Yeeehawww...
I'm looking forward to
hearing from you soon
Swiss
Miss
(Claudia)
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-----Original
Message-----
From: Scott Hollister [mailto:happyzen@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 22,
2000 12:19 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: A
SwissMiss SummerBreeZen Christmas Special
Hi Dave!
Sorry this has
taken so long to write but I'm not traveling with a supercomputer mega van/tuck
thing like one fannypack I know. I just wanted to tell you about the
amazing Christmas and New Year we had with Swiss Miss '98. She lives way
up in the mountains of switzerland. So high up the clouds don't bother to
go up there. After looking at where she lived I
think the AT must of
been a bore. She made Fondue which is basically white wine with a little
cheese for texture and we sang. Sang what? Country Roads of
course.
During our visit she officially quit her job and made plans to head
to the PCT in April. Guess who is also headed to the PCT? The FAMILY
of '98 Yes , the ever so strong family we know and love are going to
make tracks on the west coast. Happy trails to the whole lot of
them.
Thanks again for
keeping us updated on all our friends
Love you very
much.
SummerBreeze & Zen
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Phone
MSG from Flutter-by on the progress of Mr
Clean:
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Got a phone
msg from Flutter-by on Friday afternoon, 1/21, & she said she had just
talked to Steve the Ferryman who had given Mr. Clean a canoe ride across the
Kennebec River. Flutter-by mentioned that Steve said that they had to go a
mile or so up river (I believe she said) to cross, evidently the crossing was
rather "hairy" (not sure of the proper word to use). Mr. Clean is in great
spirits, the journey
continues.
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MSG from 99er
Southwalker, speaking of Pilgrim, SOBOer who hit by a car on the road between
Roan MTn, TN & Elk Park,
NC.
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From:
"Jim Hipp" <jimhipp@alltel.net>
To: "AT-L list"
<at-l@backcountry.net>
Subject: [at-l] Pilgrim
Date: Tue, 18
Jan 2000 10:58:23 -0600
The question from Felix prompted me to call
Pilgrim, which I had been thinking about doing for several days. I met Pilgrim
in ME and saw him several times.
I found Pilgrim (Fred Hale) to be in
good spirits in spite of the long recover he is going through. He continues to
be confined to a wheel chair letting his legs heal and the doctors are waiting
to see if bone grafts can be avoided.
He would love to hear from any
hikers he met, either by mail or a phone call. He does not have email. If any of
you would like his address or phone number drop me a private note and I will
supply it.
Personally, I think he would appreciate a note from people he
hasn't met.
Jim
South Walker ME-GA
1999
jimhipp@alltel.net
In hiking there is no special recognition
given for speed, style or finesse. There are only those who do the hike and
those who don't.
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From: "Cora
Drake" <cora_drake@hotmail.com>
To: tom@netword.com,
at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [at-l] Fwd: Re: Unusual {TRAIL}
Weddings
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 11:07:50 PST
In 1998 Freddie and
Jester invited the known trail world to their outdoor wedding in which he wore a
kilt and so did most of the male attendees and there was all kinds of Scottish
stuff like throwing logs -- but I didn't go and doubtless someone on the list
did and could write it up better.
Then there's Dogman and Budlady (also
'98)who may have had a Guiness-worthy record walk up the aisle -- 2162 miles of
AT accompanied by two of the best trail dawgies ever -- to their wedding in --
Maine? Again, I didn't go and others reading this probly did.
jpj
Southern Harp and Travelin' Man ('95) hiked to HF, got married, and
spent their honeymoon hiking to Katahdin. Maryland Public TV has a
documentary on their hike, including Harp playing and singing her absolutely
terrific AT song.
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From:
"Felix J. McGillicuddy" <AThiker@smithville.net>
To:
AT-list <at-l@backcountry.net>
Subject: [at-l] Finally
I
have finally gotten a foto page done. Go check it out and see what you think. It
isn't linked FROM my hompeage yet.
http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/AT/foto.html
Let me know
if anything doesn't work....
--
Felix J. McGillicuddy
ME-->GA
'98
"Your Move"
http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/
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From:
S2ndChnce@aol.com <S2ndChnce@aol.com>
To: at-l@backcountry.net
<at-l@backcountry.net>
Date: Monday, January 24, 2000 2:17
PM
Subject: [at-l] Heard from a '98-er
I just got a letter from
Selky '98. She's in New Zealand and living in very sunny and adventurous Selky
fashion. She has a 2-month cycling adventure planned for Feb. & March and
plans for a PCT hike this spring.
Second
Chance
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From:
ARTCLOUTMN@aol.com
To: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: WYOMING
SKATEBOARDER wasRe: [at-l] trailnames
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:01:26
EST
In a message dated 1/25/0 1:25:54 PM, you wrote:
>>Saw a
pic of same at Ironmaster's. He was carrying something that looked ike a
paddle?
I met WYOMING SKATEBOARDER in the Hundred Mile Wilderness on
White Cap Mountain. He was southbound after flip-flopping. He was
carrying a canoe paddle. His clothing was very beatup. Boots
were ducktaped. Lots of patches and tape on everything. He was
having a wonderful time. Talked a lot to himself while hiking. I
don't know why he carried a
paddle.
Art
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From:
woodelf@juno.com
To: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: WYOMING
SKATEBOARDER wasRe: [at-l] trailnames
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:30:48
-0500
Met him in Maine this past summer. Didn't seem to be a part of this
universe, but you must remember who is saying this :-) He had a pack I don't
think I could lift. It had as much stuff hanging on the outside as was inside.
We watched him "treat" and load a couple of gallons of water and head up the
mountain with his
paddle.
woodelf
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From:
"Charles W. Davidson" <wb4pan@mindspring.com>
To:
"at-l@backcountry.net" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Subject: Re:
WYOMING SKATEBOARDER wasRe: [at-l] trailnames
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:52:43
-0500
Woodelf and I met him north of Saddleback
Mnt.
He filtered a couple of
gallons of water, added iodine then right afterwards added a drink powder that
contained extra vitamin C. This of course killed the iodine before it had a
chance to work.
His
pack was so heavy he had to put it on while sitting on the ground and then
wrestle to a standing position. He had the paddle and what looked like an
inflatable raft strapped to the top of his
pack.
We talked trail talk with
him a while. then he found out we were just section hikers and stopped talking
hahah.
Best of all he was having fun doing it his way.
chase
AT-99
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From:
Slyinmd@aol.com
To: woodelf@juno.com, at-l@backcountry.ne
Subject:
[at-l] Re: WYOMING SKATEBOARDER
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 18:52:49 EST
In
a message dated 1/25/00 6:00:43 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
woodelf@juno.com
writes:
<< Met him in Maine this past summer. Didn't seem to be a
part of this
universe, but you must remember who is saying this :-) He
had a pack I
don't think I could lift. It had as much stuff hanging on
the outside as
was inside. >>
There was a flip flopping
"Skateboarder" that signed the register in a new shelter in Maryland, January
3rd of this year. He only had thirty miles to go to Harpers Ferry to
complete and said he had been on the trail since last Febuary.
Now, I can
see why it took him so
long!
Sly
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-----Original
Message-----
From: Karen Borski [mailto:kborski@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000
12:45 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Subject: A week in New
Hampshire
Hi Fanny Pack,
I just returned from the frozen
northlands of New Hampshire. Bald Eagle '95 and myself spent a
week's vacation visiting hiker friends (Jefferson Boots '95, Baltimore
Jack, Yahoola '97, Mooselegs '95, Sy '99) in the area of the Whites. We
did a lot of cross-country and downhill skiing , but with temps below zero
during most of our stay and us inexperienced with cold
weather, we were
pretty conservative. We drove through several notches -- Crawford,
Franconia, Pinkham, Grafton --gawking at the austere beauty. The trail
towns look good in snow, but no hikers in sight. (We did give a lift to a
hitchiking lumberjack who smelled like Balsam Fir.)
On Sunday, we
went on a short hike in the beautiful Grafton Notch under the flanks of Old
Speck. The AT is a snow-shoers' trail now. The trees were popping
like ice cubes over the clean squeaking snow. It was a sunny negative 5
degree day! I heard rumors of Mr. Clean struggling southbound through The
Wilderness. Conditions were harsh up there. Flying home we
saw
nothing but white below, meaning perhaps that the entire AT is underneath
a blanket of snow right now.
We miss the trail and mountains and are
excited about starting the PCT in late April.
Nocona
AT '98
PCT
'00
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-----Original
Message-----
From: m n [mailto:mikeyhikesit@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 26,
2000 3:33 PM
To: Atkinson, David L, JR (FannyPack), BGM
Cc: Fannypack96
(E-mail)
Subject: Re: 2000-01-20 - update from FannyPack
wondering if
anyone has any info about a S-bounder named Otter. He started in Gaspe and
is headed to Key West, I briefly met him in the northern states, meaning he
should be around Ga/FLA now. seeing as how I live in Miami I'd like to help him
out. Thanks...
wandering taoist GA-ME
'99
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From: Tim Hewitt
<thewitt@fairchildsemi.com>
To: at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l]
Re: WYOMING SKATEBOARDER
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:05:21
-0500
"Charles W. Davidson"
<wb4pan@mindspring.com>
>
>
He filtered with a handkerchief. I should have said he filled
two
> gallon jugs with water. When I choose to use iodine I usually
wait 20
> minutes minimum before using the vitamin C or drinking the
water, longer
> if the water is very cold.
Down south when I passed
him in Grayson Highlands, he was boiling his water. He would boil it for 10
minutes and then carry all the water he would need for the day - up to 2
gallons.
I found him at a shelter site in the late afternoon,
inventorying his gear. He had everything laid out in the shelter,
alphabetically. He was comparing the gear with his inventory list. He asked me
if I'd wait before unpacking anything
in my bag so we would not get our gear
confused. He went on to repack, load up, and hike out at dusk, looking for a
place to camp. He was carrying just over 2 gallons of boiled water when he left.
I did not see him again till he flipped.
When I met him again in Maine -
he had flipped - we stayed together in Andover. He was loading his new
pack - the frame broke on his old pack - and was still boiling his water. He had
three fuel bottles with him as one was nearly empty. He thought he had
trimmed his pack weight down to less than 70 pounds. He still had the full
length ax, the 11 inch sheath knife and saw. These were his essential tools for
"doing trail maintenance" along the way. I'm not sure if he did any, but he
certainly wrote in every register along the trail, some description of what he
thought needed to be done...
-Paddler
AT Class of '99
http://www.trailstories.com
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PACK
IT IN!!! PACK IT OUT!!!
Trail Magic, PB&J's, & AYCE
rule.
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Coming
together is a beginning; keeping together is a process; working together is
success. -Henry
Ford
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Thanks
for your feedback & cooperation.
David L Atkinson Jr
mailto:datkinso@att.com
Fanny Pack
96GA2ME
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