AT traditions - Appalachian Trail

imported
#1

I compiled a huge list of “AT Traditions”, but didn’t know if I had them all.

My list included some of the following:
the half-gallon challenge
the Maryland Challenge
mooning the cog-railway
staying at Shaw’s
naked hiking (or naked hiking day)
having a trail name
mail drops/bounce boxes
working for stay (in the Huts, for example)

You get the idea.

And the reason I compiled the list was also because I wanted to know the origins of these traditions.

Anybody got any ideas? Let 'er rip :slight_smile:

Kineo Kid

#2

American women getting married off to men from other countries. Really. Trail romance. Look it up.

Bushwhack

#3

the pebble from GA to MA.

phantom

#4

Lying about your pack weight.

Trail Days

Papa Smurf

#5

You stole all our women in WW2, call it payback for that.

Cheers :slight_smile:

Cheers

#6

…take your dog with you…:eek:

…sneaking a rock into your hiking pal’s pack…

…staying in every possible motel along the way…

…giving Baltimore Jack the finger… :lol

TBD

#7

How about staying at Miss Janet’s in Erwin?

Sox

#8

Sleeping in the fire towers

SHORTS

#9

It appears that both Papa Smurf and I have now been victimized. Papa Smurf, any advice? How did you cure your problem?

Thanks.

Conan.

Conan–the real one

#10

Climbing (and or sleeping in or on) every fire tower.

Photographing every shelter.

Recording the temperature when you rise each morning.

Recording your milage each day.

Staying in all you can eat buffets for most of a day.

Conan.

Conan–the real one

#11

HMMM. I HEARD THRU HIKERS LIKE TO MOON PASSING CARS ON THE AT BRIDGE THAT CROSSES THE MASS PIKE… IVE ACTUALLY SEEN VIDEO OF THIS GREAT THING… YA GOTTA LOVE THE MALE THRU HIKER ASS… ITS LIKE A ROCK.:happy :tongue

mountain girl

#12

I’m just a little bit suspicious of that last post.

Jabber

Jabber

#13

I am not sure if these are traditions, but these are the things I do every year on the AT. (In SOBO order)

  • Stay at the AT Lodge in Millinocket the night before I climb Katahdin
  • Stay at Shaw’s in Monson.
  • Work for stay at the AMC Huts
  • Stay at the Inn at Long Trail in Vermont
  • Eat Pancakes at the Upper Goose Pond Cabin in Mass
  • The “Deli Challenge” through Conn, NY and NJ
  • Order a Pizza at the 501 Shelter in PA
  • Get a 22oz Yuengling draft at the Doyle Hotel (Cost $1.50)
  • Eat at every single wayside in the SNP
  • Stop by at Rusty’s Hard Time Hollow
  • Order a Pizza at Partnership Shelter
  • Blue blaze through Rhododendron Gap
  • Drink a beer with Lonewolfe in Damascus
  • Wake up in time to see the Valley behind Vandeventer Shelter when the clouds are low and sun is coming out
  • Do trail work with Bob Peoples (Kincora) for a day or five
  • Help push Ms. Janets van when it breaks down on the way to the grocery store
  • Order 3 complete breakfasts at the Smoky Mt. Diner in Hot Springs
  • See what new improvement Curtis has made to Standing Bear Farm
  • Yogi food from tourists at Newfound Gap in the Smokies
  • Stay at the Hike-Inn at Fontana Dam
  • Cry when I get to NOC and the restaurants are closed for the season
  • Go to the Three-Eagles Outfitter in Franklin, NC and buy something I don’t need just to see that one really pretty sales girl who works there
  • Drink coffee all morning at Neels Gap, GA
  • Run down the approach trail to the Lodge at Amicalola Falls State Park so I can start getting fat again!
  • Leave the trail knowing I just made a whole bunch of great new friends.

And people wonder why we do this! It’s a great way to live!

Just Jim

Just Jim

#14

i enjoyed my short stop in franklin’s 3 eagles as well…ferget why i even went…oh yeh rain gear…she was a beauty and helpful

burn

#15

Hike Naked Day, Summer Solstice! Ok, so only Team Blonde & a few others (one of whom the NY state troopers are still looking for) did it. We liked it so much, we just kept hiking naked for most of the trip. Crossing major roads was very liberating. hee hee.

Also, swimming with leeches in Maine.

and, did anyone here mention eating a half gallon of ice-cream & throwing up?

Shera, Princess of Power

#16

Hey Shera!!

Flame threw up! She didn’t finish her half gallon, so I got to finish it (I finished my half gallon in 13 min., Trail Yeti was timing me). Then ate two cheeze burgers and an order of fries. Then was hungry by 6!

YOGIing!!!

Did you ever ask a stranger in a Burger King, “Do you want the rest of your fries?”

Papa Smurf

#17

Hiking naked?

I hope you get charged with felony exposure the first time a innocent 10 year old girl sees you. And yes, that is exactly what it is, the same as if a sex pervert flashes women naked.

nrkybill

#18

Why are you suspicious of MY post… goto www.comfortwagon.com and watch the ma viedos of these thruhikers standing on the bridge that goes over the mass pike mooning cars, shaking their asses and having fun doing it… :tongue

MOUNTAIN GIRL