[at-l] Israel --> AT, was: NAFTA, was international AT hikers

[delita@mindspring.com (Delita Wright)]

Efrat,

Here's the whole post I was referring to.  You might try
getting in touch with Amir directly.  His email is in the post.

Happy trails!
Delita


Amir Meshoolam wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I finsihed my AT thru-hike 3 month ago.
> while on the trail i had an idea and i want to tell u about it.
>
> on the trail iv'e notic a problem that all the hikers had. u meet alot of
> good ppl on the trail, but the problem is that u can never know how they
> doing if they'r behind u, i mean, if they are a head of u, u can check the
> registers or ask ppl that u pass if they know how they'r doing, but u can't
> check the registers or ask ppl if they are behind u.
>
> well, i think i have a way u can update on the ppl behind you and much more.
>
> i setup a system of online registers. they are the same as the registers in
> the shelters, but u sign them on the libraries trail in the towns. that way,
> u can check where are your friends and how are they and more then that, when
> u get back home, u can print all your enteries, all your friends enteries,
> or even all the enteries from a specific town. realy power full and realy
> usefull.
>
> well, the truth is that i'm not only concern about the thru-hikers who are
> now on the trail. I realy like the idea that me, and my friends who already
> hike the trail, can log-on to the internet and check what's going on on the
> trail without leave our comfortable house :-).
>
> i realy hope that u'll use this service.
>
> the adress of the web site contain the online register is:
> http://www.hanahala.com/at
>
> since wingfoot close his usefull site, i also added a planning forums like
> he had on his site for helping with planning the thru-hike.
>
> please email me to: morrison@hehe.com for any question.
>
> thanx again.
>
> Amir Meshoolam ("POOH")
> GA-->ME 2001
> Israel.


>From Delita Wright delita@mindspring.com

>>Hi, there was an Israeli fresh out of OZ 77 who thru-hiked the
>>AT last year, I believe - and then started a website with
>>forums to help on AT planning.  I'll see if I can find my
>>bookmark or his email - or, maybe somebody on the list has it
>>handy.  Anybody?

>>Delita


>From Don Masselli masselli@tm.net:

>>>I'm forwarding this email from the A.T Hikers list
(formerly ATML Orphans).
>>>Perhaps someone here can provide some information for Efrat.

>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: efrat02 <efrathm@hotmail.com>
>>>To: <at-hikers@yahoogroups.com>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 7:45 PM
>>>Subject: [at-hikers] international AT hikers


>>>> The international in the subject refers to the hikers,
not the trail.
>>>> I just wondered if there are any non-american thru-hikers
out there.
>>>> I'm from Israel, and no one here has even heard of the
trail, let
>>>> alone hiked it. I could really use some advise from
someone who has
>>>> experience with the special issues of planning a
thru-hike when your
>>>> base camp is across an ocean.
>>>> Efrat

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