How much fun is the Appalachian Trail?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2024
- Everyone sounds so happy, excited and determined before they start their AT hike. But wait a minute ... is the AT really fun?
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I actually find that being cold wet and miserable is fun... when you're back home again!
Me too! Thanks for watching!
I can sure relate to the feeling of almost levitating when I quit two miserable jobs and spent several months section hiking the AT. I was like Julie Andrews in the opening scene of the Sound of Music; you know, the helicopter shot of her singing in the alpine meadow with outstretched arms.
The AT is a great place to go after two miserable jobs! Thanks again for being a great viewer!
Man, it’s so good to hear you again. I retired from the army in 2006, had been planning to hike the AT for better than 5 years, had most of the equipment ready, had read some articles and books, (didn’t know about TH-cam then). As I was getting ramped up for the hike the wife says, “I know you’ve planed to do this for a while; but, you know that if you do we’ll lose a couple a billion dollars and the army retirement will leave me destitute for the six months that you’re gone. I also didn’t know that she already had me committed to a new job in Kentucky one day after I retired. Well, the army retirement wouldn’t cover the bills and a couple billion is a lot of money and she had me committed to the work. So... I will retire-retire in 4 years, after which I will do some walking. I so enjoy hearing your talks. Soon, I hope to be walking the walks.
A couple of billion indeed is a lot of money!! :) Best wishes for those future walks and thanks again for being a viewer!
I have missed your videos. I have learned so much by watching your videos thank you very much
Glad to hear your find the videos helpful, and thanks a million for being a great viewer!
I woke up in the snow on the AT 2 weeks ago and hollered over to my 76 year old father in law and said "This still beats a good day at work!" He replied that he was retired. 😐
Good story - and thanks again for watching!
Your videos are perfectly timed and are the breath that blow those morning coals back to flame. I’m sure I’m not the only one who wants to grab my gear and immediately head to the trail. Thank you!
You're welcome, and thanks a million for being a viewer!
Thanks for capturing the lure of the AT in this great video.
Thanks for your kind endorsement and thanks again for watching!
Great video yes even "pain" can be fun. I can remember the times that I have fallen and just sat there and laughed.
Hell yeah - been there and done that! Thanks a million for being a viewer!
Your lack of subscribers is a crime. At least you’re posting again. Here’s a comment for engagement. Been watching people do the vlogs for the first time and yeah, there’s some major misconceptions about how fun this hobby is. People really do drop out early on with no experience thinking the trip was going to be much more of a vacation. I’m glad I live near the AT, I just wish gear wasn’t so expensive.
You make very good points. I'm not sure I have an answer to expensive gear. I'd hate to have to replace everything at once with today's prices. And thanks again for being a great viewer!
Great attitude ! Thanks. You're one of the few that can do a great video with pictures only.
Thanks for your kind comment and thanks again for watching!
Couldn't have said it better. Thanks for articulating most of my own feelings. (Especially the rocks part)
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
Last year I failed at an attempted thru-hike after only a few days. It was difficult and painful...but FUN. Looking forward to starting another flip-flop attempt in about three months. The sense of achievement is most important to me. Nice video!
Uncle Paul! Yeah, get back out there! When is it - Aug. 16 start date? Hope it's a great hike. And thanks again for being a viewer!
Correct = Aug. 16. This time I will start out with some friends, one of which completed a thru-hike last year.
good luck in your travels!
Wow. What a writer. Very thoughtful and entertaining.
Thanks for the compliment and thanks a million for watching!
I've watched most of your videos and appreciate your well thought out topics. Thanks for sharing.
And thank you, sir, for being a great viewer!
Love your videos. Praying that my wife, pup, and I can thru hike the A.T. in the near future! Looks like the adventure of a life time and such a freeing experience I haven't experienced ever. Thank you for the videos. :)
I hope you get to take that hike, and thanks a million for being a great viewer!
Thank you for another Stellar video.
Thanks for watching!
I did most of my hiking on the AT when I was in High school, back in the 1970s. Most of it was in the weekends. It was really neat for me to be there in spite of the hills. It didn't seem to bother me. Since I didn't have hardly any money, I had to make do with most of what I used. I used normal and heavy stuff. Yet it didn't seem to matter that I had the heaviest pack. I was able to keep up with the rest just fine. I'm sure it might be very different today.
When I was a teenager I don't remember the pack being heavy or the hills being steep. Lucky for me, gear is lighter these days. And thanks for watching!
Type 2 fun is a different animal. It takes a kooky sort to appreciate it.
Love your vids, FBO.
Skully
Type 2 fun -- yeah! Thanks a million for being a great viewer!
A most cogent commentary that should be required viewing/listening for all neophyte/wannabe backpackers. And I recognize that type of office, lol. My editors would never let me take more than a week off at a time.
Things eventually got so bad one year I was afraid to take a vacation. Then they got worse - I got another job doing 60 hours a week with not a day off in 18 months. (And when I took that photo, my desk was cleaner than it had been in a month. haha) I'm always pleased to know you are watching - Thanks a million!
Yeah, even when I had worked up to city editor and got 3 weeks of vacation, never more than 1 at a time. Once, however, I got windbound on Isle Royale and they had to do without me for an extra day while I lolled in sunshine until Lake Superior calmed enough for the ferry make the trip. That felt really good -- but not as good as the Monday I woke up years later, having been fired the Friday before, and realized I didn't have to meet any deadlines.
Good as always.
Glad you liked it and thanks again for being a great viewer!
I will b on the trail again this summer to do Ma and Conn. My wife asked me if it was fun for me and I didnt know what to say. Still dont, but Im going anyway.
That's the spirit we like around here! And thanks again for watching!
Thank you for all you do.
You're welcome and thanks for being a viewer!
I just love your vids👍
Thanks a million! Keep hikin' and keep making those videos!
Welcome back. Thanks for another thoughtful video. Your videos and commentary are really appealing to those of us who recognize the AT as an experience beyond getting from Springer to Maine. A race from start to finish is great for some but enjoying the hike, even short sections of it, are often all that is possible for many folk. For them there is seldom a total failure when doing something to enjoy the outdoors and challenge oneself.
You make good observations! Thanks a million for watching!
Informative as always. Many thanks for all of the insight you bring to everyone who takes the time to listen. All views of the world offer a challenge either getting there or building wealth to apply to ones freedom. One's perception of "Fun" is only a state of mind an illusion if you will. People are all afraid of looking within themselves because of what truths may lie within; hence running the trail, high milage days. It all begins to sound just like the "Hustle & Bustle they left in there home life for the trail. Just my 2 cents. Have fun, life is a cosmic joke.
Thanks again for watching!
"When I'm there, I have nothing better to do than be there." My time enjoying nature looks completely different than yours, but I understand exactly what you mean.
I believe the mental attitude of a person will determine the amount of enjoyment or the amount of misery they will have. It's not just being on the AT but any of the hundreds of trails we have today. Also the choice of trail helps to make it more enjoyable. What do you want a sociable one , heavy use ( The AT ) or a solo one , light use ( Florida Trail ) . If you are going to hike , backpack , or day walk on any trail and not enjoy it then why do it.
Thanks again for watching!
I suspect some of it is Type 2 fun meaning fun in retrospect.:)
True - and a good type of fun it is! And thanks again for being a viewer!
great vid.... are you getting out again this year for another section hike?
If I have gas money, that's the plan! And thanks again for watching!
I'm fast walking in a mall, but slow on the Pinhoti trail. What little bit of it I have done.
Walking is good for us! And thanks for watching!
Wouldn't it be a nice idea to kick off the trail runners when getting to Pennsylvania and putting on traditional hiking boots to get through those rocks?
Yeah it would! I actually might wear boots next time on the AT .... maybe. The advantage would be those thick rigid soles that many have. It will depend on whether I can find a pair that fit well enough to suit me. Thanks for watching!
“Victims os comfort”, Keb Mo…. If your goal is comfort and convenience, please stay home. The trail will thank you.