Re: [at-l] HATT2000 update - 09/27/99

["Amy Friends" <coelura@hotmail.com>]

You can put me in the Maryland section... :-)


>From: "richard mann" <hike-usa@email.msn.com>
>To: "at-l" <at-l@backcountry.net>
>Subject: [at-l] HATT2000 update - 09/27/99
>Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 08:15:13 -0400
>
>HANDS ACROSS THE TRAIL 2000
>Labor Day Weekend 2000
>
>People (couples/groups) will be positioned approximately 60 miles apart
>along the entire Appalachian Trail at noon on Friday Sept 1 2000.
>Handshakes will be exchanged, then one person/couple/group will hike south,
>and the other person/couple/group will hike north.   Three days later, at
>noon on Monday Sept 4 2000 people/couples/groups from opposite directions
>will meet and exchange handshakes.  In this manner, the entire trail will 
>be
>hiked, with the touching of hands unifying the event...
>
>AT-L list members are the first group being asked to participate.  We 
>should
>fill as many of the slots available before the call goes out to other 
>groups
>(ALDHA, ATC, trail clubs, rec.backcountry).  So, we need warm bodies.  Sign
>up now, even if you can't be sure whether you will be available next Labor
>Day weekend.  We will have people on standby to fill your slot if it turns
>out that you cannot make it...
>
>--------------------------------
>
>Below is the schedule so far.
>
>Section 1 - GA/NC - 5 slots - 3 taken - 2 to fill
>MMHMicro - Neels Gap south to Springer Mountain
>OrangeBug - Neels Gap north to Dicks Creek Gap
>Midlife Crisis - Fontana Dam south to Nantahala River (Wesser)
>
>Section 2 - NC/TN - 9 slots - 1 taken - 8 to fill
>The Redhead - Iron Mountain Gap south to Spivey Gap
>
>Section 3 - Southwest VA - 5 slots - 1 taken - 4 to fill
>David Hicks - Pearisburg north to VA Route 611
>
>Section 4 - Central VA - 7 slots - 1 taken - 6 to fill
>Gary from Newport News - Tye River north to Rockfish Gap
>
>Section 5 - Shenandoah National Park - 3 slots - 0 taken - 3 to fill
>
>Section 6 - Northern VA/MD/WV - 3 slots - 0 taken - 3 to fill
>
>Section 7 - PA - 8 slots - 2 taken - 6 to fill
>Slim & Bogey - Shippensburg Road south to PA/MD State Line
>Kahley - Duncannon south to Boiling Springs
>
>Section 8 - NJ/NY - 6 slots - 2 taken - 4 to fill
>John O - Culvers Gap south to Delaware Water Gap
>Paddybeer - Lakes Road north to Bear Mountain Bridge
>
>Section 9 - CT/MA - 4 slots - 1 taken - 3 to fill
>Pittsburgh - Dalton south to MA Route 23
>
>Section 10 - VT/NH - 10 slots - 0 taken - 10 to fill
>
>Section 11 - ME - 10 slots - 1 taken - 9 to fill
>Snodrog - Pollywog Stream north to Mount Katahdin
>
>pittsburgh
>
>
>
>
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