Ask the guy who's hiking the Appalachian Trail

Did you run into someone going by the trail name of Pete’s Draggin’?

Wow. Way to go!

Congratulations! I followed your trail journal all summer, feeling only a little like a crazy stalker. I enjoyed your entries - thanks for sharing!

Hey, you must have passed within half a block of my house. Why didn’t you wave?

I bookmarked your blog and checked in regularly. A good read and you have every right to be proud!

I’ll put my calves next to Schwarzenegger’s.

Don’t think so. The name does sound familiar, though, so I might have heard someone talking about him.

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.

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!