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Kewl stunt if they can get it organized and pull it off.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~doc/centennial/athike/
pedxing
11:24:20 AM
3/25/09

Thats one of the neatest ideas i've ever seen.

The east coast TT crew could prolly pull that off!
RoamAround
12:48:27 PM
3/25/09

That would be fun. I'd pitch in, but I wouldn't do the work to organize it.
pedxing
11:14:13 AM
3/27/09

It would be the ultimate exercise in cat herding.
RoamAround
12:57:02 PM
3/27/09

REORRR! hisssss hisss! Sppptt!
pedxing
3:15:40 PM
3/28/09

it would be like putting toothpaste back into the tube, while drunk on a cruise ship.
opie
9:15:31 PM
3/29/09

Need Help
Hey NC/TN/VA

As of 5pm yesterday:

"I'm pleased to report that with students hiking in Virginia and the absolutely incredible effort that you made contacting potential hikers, we now have over 2000 miles of coverage, 93% of the trail. There are currently over 850 hikers, including roughly 70 students.

REMAINING SEGMENTS
We only need 13 more hikers to complete our goal. The remaining segments to be covered are:
NC/TN:
Devil Fork Gap/N.C.212 to Allen Gap/N.C.208/Tenn.70 14.1 miles
Bridge on US Rt.25/Rt.70 to Lemon Gap/N.C.1182 14.4 miles
Low Gap to Pecks Corner 13.5 miles
If you can hike one of these sections, please contact Melanie Parnon '13 (Melanie.R.Parnon@Dartmouth.edu) or Lindsey Romero '13 (Lindsey.Romero@Dartmouth.edu)

Central VA:
Salt Log Gap/USFS 62 to US 60 8.5 miles
US 60 to Blue Ridge Parkway mile 51.7 10.9 miles
Blue Ridge Parkway mile 51.7 to US 510/Va.130 10.9 miles
Petites Gap/Blue Ridge Parkway mile 71.0 to Blue Ridge Parkway mile 78.4 7.3 miles
Blue Ridge Parkway mile 78.4 to Va.614 11.4 miles
Va.614 to Va.43/Bearwallow Gap 6.4 miles
Va.43/Bearwallow Gap to Black Horse Gap/Blue Ridge Parkway mile 97.7 8.1 miles
Black Horse Gap/Blue Ridge Parkway mile 97.7 to US 220 13.6 miles
US 220 to McAfee Knob 16.1 miles
Va.624 to Craig Creek Rd 15.5 miles"
eagleJ
1:20:52 PM
10/09/09

The hike is tomorrow, correct?
hyway
2:31:12 PM
10/09/09

Yes, kind of last minute huh! I got this off of whiteblaze, also seen it on hammock forums
eagleJ
3:02:34 PM
10/09/09

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