The New Haven (CT) Register of 22 March 2007 announces the departure of two hikers from Connecticut on planned thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail. Reporter Jim Shelton writes under the headline "With their backpacks packed."
Mike Lockett, of Hamden, CT is the first, leaving for Springer on 28 March. Then Greg Huse of Madison, CT leaves on the 29th, planning to start hiking on 1 April.
Lockett is using the Trail Name "Circadian," while Huse is going with "Ronin." Both plan online trial journals at www.trailjournals.com. Huse also has announced one on the Korean-language web site www.thruguide.com.
Though only 41, Lockett reportedly "took early retirement" to make his hike. Thirty-four year old Huse is reported to have stirred up pre-hike controversy by announcing "a live telesummit, during which clients would pay a fee to learn about the logistics of conducting a through-hike." The controversy was over the points that he hadn't any personal experience thru-hiking at that point, and that much of the information he would have been sharing for a fee was already freely available elsewhere. So the telesummit was canceled.
But the hikes go on!
Friday, March 23, 2007
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