Teenaged hikers Daniel Morrell and Dean Valentini are starting their hoped-for thru-hikes on Saturday 24 February according to a story by Anne Miller, staff writer of the Albany (NY) Times-Union on 23 February that is headlined "Teens are looking forward to a 6-month hike."
One of them is quoted as saying that this is going to be "kind of a last hurrah before college and life." A "last hurrah" and he's only 17! Oy!!
The writer focuses on their Ramen and huge jars of peanut butter. Also says the pair were "inspired" by Bill Bryson's book. And that they conceived the trip as freshmen, then planned their schedules so they could graduate a semester early and hit the Trail. (They didn't used to let kids do that when I was that age, did they?)
The hikers will, of course, be posting to a web site or blog, but the URL is not mentioned.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
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