im looking for either a partner or a couple to hike the adt from east to west in the summer of 09 anyone interested. im 47 years old and am living in the uk ,love hiking and the outdoors and being free from the daily grind
steve williams
Hiking the adt - Appalachian Trail
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Steve, good luck. And I suggest this good read. www.walkingthestates.com/
Two mates of mine that did just that.
We have shelter when you come thru. Mind the e-mail address.
Jon and Kathy Rudolf
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thanks jon leaving the uk in three weeks for jfk and then to cape henlopen ,do you know of the train or bus routs i need car rental not an option cant drive on your side of the road .
steve williams
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Steve, you should be able to get a Grayhound bus to the coast. Probably info at the airport but here is a start. www.greyhound.com/home/en/location/locator.aspx
Will be having a journal here?
BW
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im going to keep all my jornal on my pdf and mp4 until i get to a computer or internet cafe i dont think there will be many on the trail but i can olways sort it out when i get on the trail, thanks for the advice ,are you hiking the adt or at home
steve williams
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Steve, There is a seasonal shuttle service from the airport to the Cape Henlopen area that services students going there to work for the summer. Go to ocstudentcenter.com. It will cost you about $70.00 for the ride. They will meet you at the airport as you come out of passport control. Depending on your flight arrival, you may have to hang out with students until they fill up the shuttle and you may end up geting to your location late at night, but it’s worth it because there are no trains and the bus service to the area is poor. Get the shuttle to drop you off as close to down town Lewes as possible. 2nd street or Bee Bee Hospital on Savannah Road will put you only a few miles from the entrance to the state park and Trailhead. Taxi service is available if you want it. Police are friendly and it is a nice little seaport village.
yuk-yuk
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Just thought I owuld mention another option. If you take the same shuttle to Rehoboth Beach they will drop you off right on the boardwalk on the ocean. From there you can hike the beach all the way to Cape Henlopen. Hiking in the sand will slow you down, but it is an easy day hike. Take your shoes off and enjoy the sand. Not part of the ADT, but an interesting “approach trail”.
One more thing that might be helpful. If you need to get any gear or grocerys before you start you can catch the #206 public bus to the Walmart on RT 1 from Lewes or Rehoboth Beach. It does a circuit.
yuk-yuk
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Sure, ofcourse there is a bus or train to DC. You can get instructions to Amtrak at the airport. Public transportation will take you from airport to trainj or bus.
yuk-yuik
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you are a life saver yuk yuik i was starting to panic as im leaving in three weeks ,i was originaly going to oklahoma ,but now after seeing a few journals about the adt i thought that that the one for me .so im going on the adt to kansas and from there to sapulpa in oklahoma then after i have spent a few days there back to kansa and on to california, i have a friend in sapulpa from my british army days we did an exercise together at camp gruba in oklahoma in 1994 and havent seen each other since then .
steve williams
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Hi Steve,
We just saw your ADT posts. Ken and I are in California near the west end of the ADT so we don’t have knowledge of east coast transportation. We’ll be reading your journal and hopefully see you when you get to CA! Have you heard from Dick Bratton, publicity chair for the ADT?
I saw that you didn’t expect many internet cafes. Another internet option is public libraries in almost every town. You’ll soon recognize the blue book&reader logo that directs you to libraries. Many motels have internet in their lobbies. From the start of the ADT through Kansas you’ll be in inhabited country. At the start of your hike the hardest part will be to find a place to tent or sleep for the night. The frequent towns make let you carry a light pack due to food and water opportunities. Extras like bandaids, aspirin or sunscreen are also easy and frequent to obtain. We mailed things like that to ourselves and it turned out to be unnecessary in the east and necessary in the west.
Keep our email GottaWalk@packbell.net with you and stay in touch as you hike. Each state has a coordinator responsible for the trail in his state and thus is the local “expert”.
Have a wonderful safe adventure!
Marcia
Marcia
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no i havent heard from dick bratton mainly because i havent subd to the adt website as yet but i am meaning to in the next day or so ,im hoping to get on trail as soon as i can i have a few loose ends here eg my car insurance ,im waiting for them to pay out my stepson who i have no contact with set fire to it 3 weeks ago complete loss so i have to sort that out first i have your email and will contact you as i go thank you for your help and support steve williams
steve williams
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mostly sorted now one thing i dont know if ill need is a bivi bag i have one it is very good but it has a downside it wieghs nearly 3.5lbs ,but as i am staying on trail during the winter months do i need it
steve williams