The Catoosa County News from Ringgold, GA has a story in its 29 May 2007 issue by Randall Franks titled "
The long way home: Two cousins conquer the Appalachian Trail." It records the completion of a thru-hike by cousins Grant "Bear Bait" Harris of Catoosa County, and Jeff "Jolly Roger" Richardson of Whitfield. They
left Springer on 3 February, and summited Katahdin on 11 May. Richardson's father
"said that the duo made better time than expected.
"'Mainly because it has been too cold to do anything but keep hiking for much of their time on the trail,' he said."
Harris adds that
"'The fact that there was no one out there,' he said, 'we got bored so all we did was walk as far as you could, as fast as you could, and try to get home.
"'Once we hit up north, we had the ability to slack pack — where you do not actually carry your full gear, someone will drop you off at a point and you walk back to them or walk ahead and they will pick you up,' he said."
Then, too,
"By the time they arrived in Pennsylvania, they gave up their cook stoves for in-town meals. Grant said they would swap work on a farm or in a restaurant for places to stay."
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