It's a Crash! Bang! End of Thru-Hike Tha ng!

“see trips page for info”

“congratulations on what you have accomplished so far. 161 miles to go!!!”

“plus 188. im in stratton right now taking the day off”

“Hey Crash! Bang!

How was Katahdin? Did you go the extra mile and hike the knife edge to Pamola?

Sorry I can't make the end of your hike, I'll be out of town that weekend.

CONGRATS!”

“Stratton Maine!

The Bigelow Range ROCKS!!!!!”

“unfortuneately, i hear theres to be a monsoon coming though tomorrow”

“Way to go.
Much props.”

“So, you finishing up the part you skipped? Great going!

Don't we have a couple of naysayer TTers that will have to move to France now?”

“bobo, i do plan on hiking the knife edge and coming down the helon taylor trail to roaring brook”

“Yeah, they said all kinds of terrible things about you, Crash Bang.... ;^]”

“Hey Crash! Did you get the food package?”

“well congrats, ya big lug! so happy for you... although I won't be able to make that weekend. i already have planned a breast cancer walk in philadelphia in remembrance for my aunt who just passed away.”

“Congrats. What's to do the rest of the year?”

“So, when you are done, Crash, are we going to have to re-acclimate you to society? I mean, is this going to be like finding George of the Jungle and bringing him back to the states? Or King Kong? Are we going to have to lock up the female population and inch your way slowly to reuniting with the masses? If so, do I have to line the walls of the Treehouse basement so you don't hurt yourself and all others?

These are questions that must be asked! I guess I am just thankful that you still walk erect!

j/k, ya big galoot!”

“When I saw Crash Bang at Ithaca he had scraped-up knuckles.”

“And a big shirt stretched over his head.

He also thought he was a firefly!”

“we WERE fireflies....”

“My hat's off to you. Long ago I dreamed of walking the trail. I admire anyone who has been able that feet. (Pun intended.)”

“Ah, great. Now he's gonna be back here, posting and all. Great. Just great. It's was all quite this summer, then he had to go and finish that #&%!$ dayhike of his that took him all summer to do....




I'm kidding. Congrats and I am very happy for you.

Hope we can hike sometime real soon.”

“Crash! Crash! Crash of the jungle...

oooo ooooo ooohhhh ooohho oohhhh

...Watch out for that treeeeee!”

“Congrats and welcome to Maine!”

“Artex!! Maine's welcome wagon!”

“Very nice. Keep on truckin'.”

“Congratulations and good for you. I'm next in '05.”

“Saving the best (NY/NJ) for last??? Just kidding -- enjoy Maine while you're up there, because NJ and NY won't be anywhere near as cool...

Anyway, congrats man! I'll see if I can sneak up to NY for that weekend you mentioned...”

“YEE HAW!!!

You rock!! I'm so happy that you did it. I wish I could go. I happen to be free that weekend, but I don't know that I can afford the plane ticket quite yet. Darn it. We'll have to hike together after you get back to Indiana. You are coming back; right?”

“yea 2 poops.”

“awesome man!!!!”

“Good job, Poops!

Props to poops!”

“Wow, this is great news. Who has been holding the bets?”

“sorry I forgot about this trip thread :)

well here ya go!”

“Going to meet Scott on Saturday morning. Anyone want to join us?”

“I smell a party!”

“wish i could go, tell Scott hi for me.”

“I will, Roam. We're going to do the last stretch in New York from Pawling to the Connecticut border.”

“I wish I could be there too! Tell him I said hi and give him a big ole bear hug for me.

fireflys rule!”

“Tree, did y'all ever find the maps you needed?”

“Tell scott we wish we could go!! :( If it hadnt been for the unexpected stay in the hospital I would be there for him. Can't take the time off of work, I am in trouble enough. (Tell him The Langers say HI!)”

“Give him a big "Congratulations" from me! That is totally great! Take alot of pictures. Oh yeah and have a good time!”

“Wow! Buy him a beer for me. I'm good for it. Tell him congratulations.”

“Yes, I believe we have all we need of the maps, Bloodbit!

I will also give Scotty all the good wishes directed his way. Glad we will be there to do it with him....”

“OK cool! Y'all have fun!”

“I've had another trip planned for this weekend since early summer or I would be there. I was there to see him "fall" to the start and really wish I could see him "crash" to the finish.

Please send a big congrats for me!”

“tell him HELLO and CONGRATS from me and that i wish i could have been there to celebrate. also smack him for me. he's fun to hit.”

“I wish I could go too, but I've got to help my dad redo the ceiling. Anything going down on Sunday afternoon?”

“Tree..give Scott my best. He should be proud of his accomplishment. Wish I could be there. Great job!!!!!!!”

“Hi for me too, and congrats.”

“Way to go Two Scoops of Stormbringing Crash Banging!”

“Scorchy made me laugh there, so I think I will hit him! lol

PS, Sunday we will be hiking back out to the car. By the time the afternoon rolls around, we should almost heading back to the city.

NJ, are you up for going back to Tom Jones
Mtn with the Adventurists next weekend? C'mon, man! That trip was a good hike and a belly laugher to boot!

And I am sure he will appreciate the well wishes. I'll mention it and tell him to check out the thread when gets to the Treehouse. After I hose him down and delouse him!”

“Oh well, I guess I'll have to send my congrats to Crash!Bang! here...

Way to go man, and I hope to follow in your footsteps in the not-too-distant future...”