❤❤❤❤❤ what an awesome hike had and what a totally awesome accomplishment congratulations. All I can just say is wow. And thank you for taking those of us that can’t do this along with you. Thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed each and everyone of your videos.
Congratulations!!!! What an accomplishment, I appreciate your positive attitude- and fortitude. I have enjoyed journeying with you on the AT. God's blessings to you and your family!
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your walk with us, We are all the better for it! Let us know how your post trail recovery goes. Also an update on your PSC conference trip would be nice. Again, Way to go on finishing!
Congratulations on this amazing accomplishment! My son and I have been following along since we met you on trail in Maryland in late March and have enjoyed your videos since then. Safe travels home!
I'm late to the party but I want to say congratulations on your archievement and I wish you the best for what comes next in your life. I came accidentally to your channel when I was searching for Florida Trail vlogs and discovered that there is already someone who does Appalachian Trail so early in the year. This is the first time I was watching someone's path from the beginning (I think I started from day 3 or 4) and it's also probably the most episodes of any "TV serial" I saw since I was a kid. This is my first and probably the last comment on your AT hike but I'll be waiting for the last remaining section video and I hope to get some more "bad impressions". Enjoy summer time!
Congratulations 5 Stack and very well done, delighted for you. But I'm wondering how you even noticed the mountain with all those lovely rocks around. It was like a 5 Stack heaven, a very fitting end to the hike.😁
I understand about the 8 miles, of course, but the sound of your hand landing on the sign was the sound of a thru-hike to me. A wonderful journey and a wonderful story, well-traveled and well-told!
Congratulations!! What an accomplishment!! I am already experiencing painful withdrawal from your posts. I have been following you for months and now it's over... very sad already!!.. Good Luck, God Speed...
There is no one better to watch than a family man or woman with the integrity to do justice to the trail in honor of those who came before👏👏👏 May you live long years in enjoying your retirement with Peggy❤️❤️ Your family did you proud coming to join for the last few miles!
Congratulations! Your journey has been so interesting to follow, and I’ve found your video deliveries to be some of the best in my few years of following thru hikers. Thanks for the inspiration, information, and entertainment!
Congratulations and I can’t think of a better way to complete a thru hike. Take care and I hope to see you on the Long Trail some fall day. Take care, you did a fantastic job hiking and documenting your journey
Congratulations, 5 Stack! Amazing achievement. Bravo to you! Great that your family was there with you to touch that iconic sign. I have not watched all your videos, but have kept up with you off and on since you started out. Nice finish!
Congrats on touching the Sign! It’s a great accomplishment that few get to experience and always leaves many of us Speechless! However, the Journey and Learning doesn’t End! Bask in the accomplishment but realize that there is still going to be a good deal of reflection about all that the Trail Provided! Keep the Faith, and thanks for sharing your Journey! gbolt GaME 18’.
I am so happy for you, and I love that you finished up with a couple of your kids. What a special memory for all! It was such a pleasure to host you back in March, and I'm looking forward to catching up with you again - hopefully sooner than later! Great, great job, 5 Stack!
Congratulations 5 Stack on your amazing accomplishment!! We are so happy for you!! (We are from Ohio👍) Thank you for sharing your journey, and sharing your knowledge of our Earth! I'm a rock hound, so I very much appreciated what you shared about rocks during your thru-hike! I am so grateful you were not alone on your ascent to the Peak! PLEASE post more of your adventures in the future! You are an amazing photographer! And that is a skill you definitely possess, and will find success in posting your photos on TH-cam! I have been subscribed and have notifications 'on'. I look forward to your future posts! 😊
You're clearly a tough man with a big heart. Way to go! If you change your mind about hiking the Shenandoah NP fire section, let me know, I can help with logistics, if Jen is not available. Rest up!
It has been a pleasure getting to know you 5 Stack by following videos of your journey. You are a good man, a good husband and father and now you are a thru hiker. Looking forward to at least 1 more video of you completing the final 8 miles. Thanks for sharing with us.
Congratulations on completing your amazing journey! I have so enjoyed‘accompanying’ you these past months, laughing at your humor and seeing familiar places on the trail. Relish in your accomplishment and think about your next adventure. - Jimmy Dean
The last man to make me cry was my ex wife's lawyer. I was glad to do this one... Congratulations, Sir. This was an amazing trip and you aced it. Much respect for you, your tenacity, your wisdom and your family oriented existence. Wow.
Congratulations big time. We have enjoyed your journey. I started crying when I saw that final white blaze. When my husband and I hike, we think of you when we see different kinds of rocks.
Congratulations 5 Stack! 🎉 Thank you for letting me tag along virtually on your amazing journey. So proud of you! 🤗 Hoping you can make some follow up Vlogs. I’ll miss hiking 🥾 with you. Many Blessings to you and your Beautiful family.
Congrads on reaching the geographic end of your journey. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you all along. The only disappointing thing was the lack of chocolate chip cookie ratings towards the end... ha!.
Congratulations 5Stack! I’ve really enjoyed following along with you, and I especially enjoyed the geology lessons. Best of luck on your future endeavors. A post-trail gear review would be interesting, if you’re so inclined. Happy trails!
Thank you for all the memories you have brought back to me. I followed you from the beginning. Cheering you on each day. An amazing adventure of a lifetime ❤ Signage 07😊
Congratulations!!!! That was an amazing journey! Thank you for sharing with all of us. I was very emotional to see the end of this journey. I will miss your videos so much!
Congratulations, 5 Stack! I love that your family was able to hike with you - and had incredible views! Best wishes on your travels back to Georgia :-) 🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations on a hard won victory. Peter Drucker, the management guru said, “Climbing is defined by a purpose, the summit, but the best moments lurk just before victory because after that there is only the descent.”
Congratulations on a great finish! Thanks for taking all of us along as well, it was a learning experience and enjoyable. And since you started so early, you still have all of the summer to enjoy,.. that is once you finish all the chores Peggy has probably been keeping for you.
Congratulations on your great accomplishment, I look forward to your next adventure. Thank you for sharing your story with us. May you continue to be blessed in your retirement.
Wow! Amelia did an amazing job climbing that with her small stature. So special that they joined you. I cannot phantom how it must have felt reaching the top. I teared up for you. I kept thinking you had left a small section of trail for the end for some unkown reason. Will be interesting to see why. You can definetly go ahead and celebrate the end. Congratulations 🎉 Now regain your strength 😊
Welp, tears of joy are rolling down my face. Very special that most of your family joined you and two climbed up with you. May God continue to shower His blessings on you and the family all the days of your lives. Thank you again for the videos.
Congratulations! I'll miss your updates. Katahdin is such special mountain and thanks so much for documenting your last day so well (and the bonus geology lesson!)
Congratulations on your completion of the APPALACHIAN TRAIL 🎉 I've really enjoyed your videos and teachings. A big Hello to your wife and children. It was a nice ending to see you all together. Your children tackled that trail like they were pro hikers. 😉 Enjoy your summer with your family. 🙏 ❤
Summit Day! What a climb! My best congratulations to you! Yes, this must have been an emotional day for you...just getting to that iconic Katahdin sign.....and to share those moments with family is really special. I am thankful for the weather and the safety that you were blessed with to climb and descend that spectacular mountain. I was happy to hear that you and family relaxed by the lake after that exciting day. I took my dog to a lake and noticed he floats very well. He's a good buoy.🙂 5 Stack, you've had an incredible journey and have shown much courage, dedication, endurance and determination. Today, I celebrate with you...your success and achievement. So, time to go home...do one more easy Appalachian Trail planning session, and then take us to the NOC (I didn't forget!) for those final special 8 miles that you saved for the end. And, after you hike those special 8, we will celebrate again! What happens when a hiker with incredible geology knowledge completes his Appalachian Trail through hike??? He has a 'lode' off his shoulders.🙂 God Bless You, 5 Stack, and a big thank you for letting me tag along!🙂
Thank you Dandylight for all of your many comments and good cheer and for all of the puns & jokes, both the good ones, and the ones that make you groan. Peggy is a big fan, too.
Congratulations! I have so enjoyed following your hike and have also enjoyed your geology lessons. You were always so appreciative of anyone who helped you out. That was really nice to see. Best of luck in finishing the stretch in Virginia that remains to be hiked.
I enjoyed your videos very much. I pick 8-10 people to follow each year and you were one of those I chose...and the 2nd one to summit. I appreciate your geological knowledge. You have been one of my favorites this past season. Thank you for bringing me along and congrats for completing (or almost completing) the journey! You should be proud of yourself. Good luck in your future endeavors.
I really enjoyed following you the whole way! I can’t believe you have finished but I’m sure you are tired. Thank you for the great geology explanations. I really enjoyed that part and the goofy jokes. Take care!! You did it!!!!
Congratulations! I am so proud of you! I even got a little teary-eyed when your hand slapped against the Katahdin sign. So glad your kids could join you on your summit. Enjoy retirement and deciding what the next chapter of your life brings.
Congratulations, 5 Stack! Thanks for sharing your journey with us all , all the ups and downs and the many geology lessons! Blessings to you and your family!
Congrats on your thru hike, as well as putting out a great vlog! Sorry I wasn’t able to meet you for trail magic, but I will be feeding your fellow hikers for a one day TM in July. Hiking with Binerman
Well done, what a great journey, enjoyed following you, many thanks.
❤❤❤❤❤ what an awesome hike had and what a totally awesome accomplishment congratulations. All I can just say is wow. And thank you for taking those of us that can’t do this along with you. Thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed each and everyone of your videos.
Congratulations!!!! What an accomplishment, I appreciate your positive attitude- and fortitude. I have enjoyed journeying with you on the AT. God's blessings to you and your family!
Congratulations 5 Stack! Your videos were very entertaining.
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your walk with us, We are all the better for it! Let us know how your post trail recovery goes. Also an update on your PSC conference trip would be nice. Again, Way to go on finishing!
Congratulations! I have certainly enjoyed your channel and following you along the trail!
Awesome experience and thanks for sharing this with us. Good luck and stay safe
Thank you for taking me along on your journey and Congrats.
Thank you for taking us on your incredible journey! Congratulations 🤩
Congratulations on this amazing accomplishment! My son and I have been following along since we met you on trail in Maryland in late March and have enjoyed your videos since then. Safe travels home!
I'm late to the party but I want to say congratulations on your archievement and I wish you the best for what comes next in your life. I came accidentally to your channel when I was searching for Florida Trail vlogs and discovered that there is already someone who does Appalachian Trail so early in the year. This is the first time I was watching someone's path from the beginning (I think I started from day 3 or 4) and it's also probably the most episodes of any "TV serial" I saw since I was a kid. This is my first and probably the last comment on your AT hike but I'll be waiting for the last remaining section video and I hope to get some more "bad impressions". Enjoy summer time!
Congratulations! I have so enjoyed watching you. Your calm nature is as inspiring as the effort you put into it.
Thank you so much for taking us along on your journey!!
Congratulations! Awesome journey! I loved watching and listening to all the information you provided!
Congratulations! I have loved following you. Good luck with all you do!
Yikes! A little more challenging than Stone Mountain.
Congratulations ......you made it!! David and Joanne
Congratulations, thanks for sharing your journey with us.
Congratulations! You are amazing! I am so happy for you! I have enjoyed watching your journey of hiking the AT!
Congratulations and great job!! Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
I’m very happy for you. You are the first of the several I follow to do this summit.
Thank you so much for taking us along, but mostly Congratulations!!
Congratulations! 🎉I’ve enjoyed your journey. Savor your accomplishment and Enjoy the time with your family.
Congratulations! We have enjoyed your trek!
Congratulations 5 Stack and very well done, delighted for you.
But I'm wondering how you even noticed the mountain with all those lovely rocks around. It was like a 5 Stack heaven, a very fitting end to the hike.😁
It has been amazing watching you! Thank you for taking us along for the journey ❤
I understand about the 8 miles, of course, but the sound of your hand landing on the sign was the sound of a thru-hike to me. A wonderful journey and a wonderful story, well-traveled and well-told!
Sound like a Dad to me. Always the protector.
Congrats on completing (almost) your thru hike. I enjoyed following your journey. 🎉
Congratulations!!! Well done!✌️🙂
Congratulations!! What an accomplishment!! I am already experiencing painful withdrawal from your posts. I have been following you for months and now it's over... very sad already!!.. Good Luck, God Speed...
Congratulations Thru Hiker!!! Thank you for the geology lessons, humor, determination, self care, and laughs. Will miss you.
Glad we could end with geology notes. Congratulations. Best of luck in the future. I will miss it.
Congratulations, I have enjoyed following your hike, thanks for sharing you adventure.
Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment! Be well.
There is no one better to watch than a family man or woman with the integrity to do justice to the trail in honor of those who came before👏👏👏
May you live long years in enjoying your retirement with Peggy❤️❤️
Your family did you proud coming to join for the last few miles!
I'm speechless, too! Congratulations one and all!!
Congratulations! Your journey has been so interesting to follow, and I’ve found your video deliveries to be some of the best in my few years of following thru hikers. Thanks for the inspiration, information, and entertainment!
You're a thru hiker!!!!! My dream. I have 4 failed attempts. You deserve so much credit. Congratulations Sir.
Congratulations and I can’t think of a better way to complete a thru hike. Take care and I hope to see you on the Long Trail some fall day. Take care, you did a fantastic job hiking and documenting your journey
Congratulations, 5 Stack! Amazing achievement. Bravo to you! Great that your family was there with you to touch that iconic sign. I have not watched all your videos, but have kept up with you off and on since you started out. Nice finish!
I have enjoyed following your journey!! Congratulations on completing your thru hike!! 🎉
Congrats on touching the Sign! It’s a great accomplishment that few get to experience and always leaves many of us Speechless! However, the Journey and Learning doesn’t End! Bask in the accomplishment but realize that there is still going to be a good deal of reflection about all that the Trail Provided! Keep the Faith, and thanks for sharing your Journey! gbolt GaME 18’.
Congratulations Mr. Thru Hiker!!! You did well! Thanks for sharing with us.
I am so happy for you, and I love that you finished up with a couple of your kids. What a special memory for all! It was such a pleasure to host you back in March, and I'm looking forward to catching up with you again - hopefully sooner than later! Great, great job, 5 Stack!
Let us know when you will be in town. Thank you for everything!
Congratulations 🎊
Congratulations 5 Stack on your amazing accomplishment!! We are so happy for you!! (We are from Ohio👍) Thank you for sharing your journey, and sharing your knowledge of our Earth! I'm a rock hound, so I very much appreciated what you shared about rocks during your thru-hike! I am so grateful you were not alone on your ascent to the Peak! PLEASE post more of your adventures in the future! You are an amazing photographer! And that is a skill you definitely possess, and will find success in posting your photos on TH-cam! I have been subscribed and have notifications 'on'. I look forward to your future posts! 😊
You're clearly a tough man with a big heart. Way to go! If you change your mind about hiking the Shenandoah NP fire section, let me know, I can help with logistics, if Jen is not available. Rest up!
Thanks!
Congratulations 5 Stack!!!
It has been a pleasure getting to know you 5 Stack by following videos of your journey. You are a good man, a good husband and father and now you are a thru hiker. Looking forward to at least 1 more video of you completing the final 8 miles. Thanks for sharing with us.
Congrats on your summit. Looking forward to the last 8 miles 👍🥾
Congratulations on completing your amazing journey! I have so enjoyed‘accompanying’ you these past months, laughing at your humor and seeing familiar places on the trail. Relish in your accomplishment and think about your next adventure. - Jimmy Dean
Congratulations! So glad you got to experience that moment with some of your family. Thanks for taking us along.
Congratulations! You made it look easy. Appreciated all your geology lessons, your humor and your singing. Favorite hiker of the year!
The picture of you at the SIGN was epic! A journey well done:)
The last man to make me cry was my ex wife's lawyer. I was glad to do this one... Congratulations, Sir. This was an amazing trip and you aced it. Much respect for you, your tenacity, your wisdom and your family oriented existence. Wow.
Congratulations big time. We have enjoyed your journey. I started crying when I saw that final white blaze. When my husband and I hike, we think of you when we see different kinds of rocks.
Congratulations
Congratulations 5 Stack! 🎉 Thank you for letting me tag along virtually on your amazing journey. So proud of you! 🤗 Hoping you can make some follow up Vlogs. I’ll miss hiking 🥾 with you. Many Blessings to you and your Beautiful family.
Congrads on reaching the geographic end of your journey. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you all along. The only disappointing thing was the lack of chocolate chip cookie ratings towards the end... ha!.
They were all so good that I forgot to save any for an official rating😊.
So very proud of you. ❤
Congratulations 5Stack! I’ve really enjoyed following along with you, and I especially enjoyed the geology lessons. Best of luck on your future endeavors. A post-trail gear review would be interesting, if you’re so inclined. Happy trails!
Yay! Congratulations 🎉 so exciting to have Shortstack and 3 Stack with you on this monumental hike! Great way to finish by celebrating Father’s Day
OH, my goodness Congratulations! What a journey! I'll miss your posts and I must find something else to do with my time.
Congratulations 5stack. 😌
Thank you for all the memories you have brought back to me. I followed you from the beginning. Cheering you on each day. An amazing adventure of a lifetime ❤ Signage 07😊
Well done, 5 Stack! That is an accomplishment you should be proud of. After the short time with you, I knew that you had it in you. ~StormDasher
Congratulations!!!! That was an amazing journey! Thank you for sharing with all of us. I was very emotional to see the end of this journey. I will miss your videos so much!
Congratulations on your summit day.
So proud of you 5Stack!! Thank you for taking us along on this journey with you! My wife and i watched every single day!!
Congratulations.
Congratulations, 5 Stack! I love that your family was able to hike with you - and had incredible views! Best wishes on your travels back to Georgia :-) 🎉🎉🎉
Congratulations. What an accomplishment. You rock sir!
Congratulations on a hard won victory. Peter Drucker, the management guru said, “Climbing is defined by a purpose, the summit, but the best moments lurk just before victory because after that there is only the descent.”
Congratulations! Definitely going to miss the videos
The videos never make it look that difficult.
Mount Katahdin puts the “i” in INTENSE.
Congratulations on a great finish! Thanks for taking all of us along as well, it was a learning experience and enjoyable. And since you started so early, you still have all of the summer to enjoy,.. that is once you finish all the chores Peggy has probably been keeping for you.
Congrats to you.
Congratulations!!
Congratulations 5 Stack!! I enjoyed all your videos along the way!!
Congratulations Sir.. what an extraordinary accomplishment..you crushed it brother.. ✌🏻👽
Congratulations 5 Stack! Happy Trails! BACON WRAP 😊
Congratulations on your great accomplishment, I look forward to your next adventure. Thank you for sharing your story with us. May you continue to be blessed in your retirement.
Congrats!!
Wow! Amelia did an amazing job climbing that with her small stature. So special that they joined you. I cannot phantom how it must have felt reaching the top. I teared up for you. I kept thinking you had left a small section of trail for the end for some unkown reason. Will be interesting to see why.
You can definetly go ahead and celebrate the end. Congratulations 🎉
Now regain your strength 😊
Welp, tears of joy are rolling down my face. Very special that most of your family joined you and two climbed up with you. May God continue to shower His blessings on you and the family all the days of your lives. Thank you again for the videos.
Congratulations!
It has been a fun to follow along. Thanks for bringing it to us . ❤🎉
Congratulations! I'll miss your updates. Katahdin is such special mountain and thanks so much for documenting your last day so well (and the bonus geology lesson!)
Congrats 5 stack! Thank you for taking me along on your trek. I hope to bring some people along in 2025.
So much congratulations to you. Don’t know why but your smacking that sign made me cry. Humans can be so amazing.
Congratulations on your completion of the APPALACHIAN TRAIL 🎉 I've really enjoyed your videos and teachings. A big Hello to your wife and children. It was a nice ending to see you all together. Your children tackled that trail like they were pro hikers. 😉 Enjoy your summer with your family. 🙏 ❤
Summit Day! What a climb! My best congratulations to you! Yes, this must have been an emotional day for you...just getting to that iconic Katahdin sign.....and to share those moments with family is really special. I am thankful for the weather and the safety that you were blessed with to climb and descend that spectacular mountain.
I was happy to hear that you and family relaxed by the lake after that exciting day. I took my dog to a lake and noticed he floats very well. He's a good buoy.🙂
5 Stack, you've had an incredible journey and have shown much courage, dedication, endurance and determination. Today, I celebrate with you...your success and achievement.
So, time to go home...do one more easy Appalachian Trail planning session, and then take us to the NOC (I didn't forget!) for those final special 8 miles that you saved for the end. And, after you hike those special 8, we will celebrate again!
What happens when a hiker with incredible geology knowledge completes his Appalachian Trail through hike??? He has a 'lode' off his shoulders.🙂 God Bless You, 5 Stack, and a big thank you for letting me tag along!🙂
Thank you Dandylight for all of your many comments and good cheer and for all of the puns & jokes, both the good ones, and the ones that make you groan. Peggy is a big fan, too.
@@5StackHikes🙂
Congratulations! I have so enjoyed following your hike and have also enjoyed your geology lessons. You were always so appreciative of anyone who helped you out. That was really nice to see. Best of luck in finishing the stretch in Virginia that remains to be hiked.
Congrats
I enjoyed your videos very much. I pick 8-10 people to follow each year and you were one of those I chose...and the 2nd one to summit. I appreciate your geological knowledge. You have been one of my favorites this past season. Thank you for bringing me along and congrats for completing (or almost completing) the journey! You should be proud of yourself. Good luck in your future endeavors.
I really enjoyed following you the whole way! I can’t believe you have finished but I’m sure you are tired. Thank you for the great geology explanations. I really enjoyed that part and the goofy jokes. Take care!! You did it!!!!
Congratulations! I am so proud of you! I even got a little teary-eyed when your hand slapped against the Katahdin sign. So glad your kids could join you on your summit. Enjoy retirement and deciding what the next chapter of your life brings.
Great job you made it, Mt Katahdin, home time, great video with lots of great beautiful views, so let's keep on hiking 😊
Congratulations, 5 Stack! Thanks for sharing your journey with us all , all the ups and downs and the many geology lessons! Blessings to you and your family!
Congrats on your thru hike, as well as putting out a great vlog!
Sorry I wasn’t able to meet you for trail magic, but I will be feeding your fellow hikers for a one day TM in July.
Hiking with Binerman
They will definitely need some ice-cold refreshment!
Congratulations!!! I really enjoyed your hike. Loved the geography which brought something extra to the hike. Excellent job!