[at-l] Re: Starting a Thru

[charles at uswnet.com (Charles Copeland)]

2000 was also the year of the dot-com bust - lots and lots of people in my 
industry had some unexpected *spare* time...

When the dot-com I was CTO of busted in 2001, I considered a thru-hike.  I 
had just read "A Walk in the Woods" and a Scout from my Troop was in the 
middle of a thru and my son thought it would be cool and on and on...

As it turns out, I missed a chance to start from Springer in the Spring and 
another chance to start from Katahdin in the summer and then Scouts took 
over...

Now, rather than try a 4-month hike, I'm planning a Benton Mackaye Trail 
hike from Springer to GSMNP for the fall...   :-)

Charles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Slyatpct@aol.com>
To: <daveh@psknet.com>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: Starting a Thru -- [Was: Re: [at-l] A Clear Choice for RnR]


> In a message dated 8/8/2005 12:15:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> daveh@psknet.com writes:
>
>> I see numbers like 3000 "starts" vs. 400 "completions" used from time to
>> time.
>>
>> I often wonder how valid these numbers are.
>>
>
>
> The ATC has some "stats" from 2000 to the present, with the above numbers
> near the mark for 2000.  The number of thru-hikers and 2000-milers which 
> include
> section hikers completing the trek have been going downhill since.
>
> Some like to credit Walk in the Woods for the high numbers in 2000, I'm 
> more
> inclined to think it was the millenium but perhaps a bit of both.
>
>
> http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.851143/k.C36D/2000Milers_Facts_and_Statistics.htm
>
>
> Sly
>
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