# Ask the guy who's hiking the Appalachian Trail **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 21, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516 "2008-02-21T05:10:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Flyhalf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@Flyhalf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyhalf)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/101 "2008-10-29T17:25:07Z")
> [@furt](#): > > For anyone who cares: summited Katahdin a couple of weeks ago; followed that with two solid weeks on the couch … > [http://atblog08.blogspot.com/2008/10/september-30-1218-p.html](http://atblog08.blogspot.com/2008/10/september-30-1218-p.html) > > Thanks to all for the support. Did you run into someone going by the trail name of Pete’s Draggin’? ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/102 "2008-10-29T17:25:35Z")
Wow. Way to go! ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/103 "2008-10-29T18:57:19Z")
> [@furt](#): > > For anyone who cares: summited Katahdin a couple of weeks ago; followed that with two solid weeks on the couch … > [http://atblog08.blogspot.com/2008/10/september-30-1218-p.html](http://atblog08.blogspot.com/2008/10/september-30-1218-p.html) > > Thanks to all for the support. Congratulations! I followed your trail journal all summer, feeling only a little like a crazy stalker. I enjoyed your entries - thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/104 "2008-10-29T19:01:57Z")
Hey, you must have passed within half a block of my house. Why didn’t you wave? ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/105 "2008-10-29T20:58:49Z")
I bookmarked your blog and checked in regularly. A good read and you have every right to be proud! ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/106 "2008-10-30T15:31:43Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I bet you have some strong legs after a summer of hiking. I’ll put my calves next to Schwarzenegger’s. > [@Flyhalf](#): > > Did you run into someone going by the trail name of Pete’s Draggin’? Don’t think so. The name does sound familiar, though, so I might have heard someone talking about him. > [@Smeghead](#): > > Hey, you must have passed within half a block of my house. Why didn’t you wave? Wave? Dude – I took a whiz on your rhododendron bush! (Just out of curiosity, where do you live?) ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/107 "2008-10-30T18:42:05Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Wave? Dude – I took a whiz on your rhododendron bush! (Just out of curiosity, where do you live?) Vermont, near the New Hampshire border. You walked over a bridge into a little town with a small general store that makes the best cheesesteak sandwiches around. We’re right across the river from him. ---
**Author:** ![Flyhalf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@Flyhalf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyhalf)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516/108 "2008-10-30T19:27:28Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Don’t think so. The name does sound familiar, though, so I might have heard someone talking about him. No worries. He is a very good buddy of mine who summited on Oct. 8 after starting late (mid to late April) in Georgia. Congratulations to you as well! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-whos-hiking-the-appalachian-trail/438516.md?page=5)