Very proud of my dad :) - Part 2
 

Well -- my dad just phoned me, and he has finished the Appalachian Trial :)

He has walked 2,175 miles (3,500 km) since starting on March 27th, and called me from the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine. As a bonus, it is his birthday today -- he is 65!!!

Looking forward to seeing him on Friday. The worst part of the journey is still ahead of him; The Greyhound from Bangor, Maine to Toronto :helpme

Here is a map of the Appalachian Trial;
http://michelinie.com/photos/appalachian-trail-map.jpg

That is a serious hike. Kudos to him on the accomplishment.

A hearty congrats to your Dad - quite an accomplishment at any age, nevermind 65. :thumbsup

Damn, thats some walk...
Personally I would take the car

Congrats to your dad.

impressive, my dad would have taken the car ;)))

lol you have super daddy .. be proud for sure :thumbsup

Congrats to your Dad. I did all of Md. and parts of Va. when I was a kid. I didn't get as far as your Dad, but I'm sure your father was nowhere near as stoned as I was.

Congrats to your dad, that is quite a feat!

Wow that is awesome - CongratZ to him!!

What does a hike like this consist of? Walking the base of the mountain range or the tops or what?

Are you sure he wasn't down in Argentina banging a mistress? :winkwink:

Congratz to your Dad on his accomplishment! :thumbsup

ADG

Mostly it was going over mountains, but some are circumnavigated.

Congrats to your dad :thumbsup

Good Lord that is amazing! Best of luck to your daddy, what an accomplishment :thumbsup

awesome..congrats to dad and happy bday!!

Damn,he must be in great shape.

Ricky & his dad spent some time in a Bangor Maine prison. Apparently the lobster bisque was amazing!

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

That is a LONG trail. Congrats to your dad! :)

Saw a PBS special on the Continental Divide last evening, my god talk about yer trails.. what a crazy one. At one point if you topple left or right, you are down the mountainside! yikes.

Very nice... I love walking.

should've used a hoveround and made money on the marketing, but congrats anyways

The walk back is much easier =)

has he ran in to any fucked up hill jacks in the mountains?

id be kind of afraid to hike in some of the appalachian.

Wow that's a long trek at any age, good on him!

That's awesome. You must be very proud.

ive always said ill make that hike before i die...good job to your pops, that is incredible.

Holy crap. I'm about half his age and doubt I could walk into town without collapse. Go for it, TimDad!

Congrats!Really.

Holy cow! I couldn't make it through MD alone, much less the whole trail!

I will let him know for next time LOL :winkwink:

i'm going to bikram yoga with your paps, ssshhhh

Congrats to your dad, I'd take a car to finish the course... hehehe

Don't blame me when he grabs your ass!!!!!

he does not touch this, he just looks at this

How long did that take?

What Timmy's dad wants, Timmy's dad takes LOL

He started on March 27th from Springer Mountain in Georgia. When he was crossing the mountains in Virginia is was still snowing!!!!!!