[at-l] New Member in Westchester County New York

[traveling_mike at hotmail.com (Michael)]

Hi all, just a brief intro to start off my new membership.  I am a travel nurse on contract in Westchester County NY and hope to be in the area for a long enough period to get to know the trail in my area and do some volunteer work on it. I anticipate making further arrangements to stay in the area until next spring. 

While stationed in Maine summer 2003 I visited the AT in Rangley, sort of in the middle of the state and was hooked.  

I decided that I'd like to try a thru-hike (next spring) and joining this list was part of the prep for that.  Looks as though there are plenty of resources to connect to so I am not overly worried about info gathering but do need to spend the next year meaningfully determining if I'll be able to accomplish walking that many miles a day, up slopes, with some minor orthopedic problems that I have.  I'll definitely be consulting with sports medicine, getting into shape, taking necessary precautions/ hiking at a doable pace, etc. 

I look forward to being a part of the group.

Sincerely,

Michael