Appalachian Trail Thru Hike - Jersey Joe Alaya 2002

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First Name : Connie

Last Name : Cockrell

Comments : Great site. Gave me a good idea of what Im in for next year when I hike the AT.

First Name : Dick

Last Name : Dipper

Comments : Just want to say thanks for making the great informative site, i live in the uk and i recently found out about the trial in an 1987 copy of national geographic that i found. Ill be out there in 2008 but i wish it was today!

First Name : Sion

Last Name : Stone

Comments : Hey Joe, Its Sion, the thru-hiker that you followed so relentlessly up until PA and then blew by and finished one month before (I summitted on August 7th). Can you believe it has been more than four years since we were on the Trail together? I was searchi

First Name : Liwen

Last Name : Huang

Comments : Wow, your journey sounds so amazing. I will definitely spent some times to read all about it. Thank you so much for sharing. =)

First Name : chris

Last Name : brasington

Comments : i think that is really cool and i hope to do it

First Name : jason

Last Name : tell

Comments : Thanks for the site, ill be doing the nj section in may- hopefully inspiring me to get preped to to a thur next year! Was it worth it?

First Name : ryan

Last Name : feild

Comments : I read your diary today and looked at the pics after getting off of work. I have always dreamed of doing a thru-hike and am thrilled to see a detailed account of the journey in both words and pictures! My sincerest congrats to you! What an accomplishment!

First Name : Rob

Last Name : Blade

Comments : Nice 1 bud, enjoyed reading your diary, it will add to the inspiration I need to embark on a long distance trail in the UK

First Name : Larry

Last Name : Sommers

Comments : I enjoyed reading your journal.

First Name : Andrew

Last Name : Alaya

Comments : Just checking in -- Can you believe in another month itll be FOUR years since we drove to georgia and thought we forgot the maps!

First Name : Wayne

Last Name : Austill

Comments : Glad you made it. I am planning on going next March/April. Need to spend this year getting in shape and buying and trying out gear.

First Name : Roger

Last Name : Powell

Comments : Really enjoyed your trail journal stories.I am planning a trek through Tenn. and NC AT around the middle of May 06.I am a avid hiker but this will be my longest journey.Your site is a big help.

First Name : Larry

Last Name : Baker

Comments : Joe, I liked your site real helpful to alot of hikers, I am going on the PCT on Apr. 7th From MEX. to Can. I hope to have a site like yours next Nov.

First Name : Steve

Last Name : Pelkman

Comments : Read your journal and found it very inspiring. I would love to do a thru hike even though I have never hiked a section of the AT. Perhaps more realistic to start thinking of being a section hiker although it doesnt have the same romance or challenge that

First Name : Cayce

Last Name : Moore

Comments : Great Job with the web-site. It was realy helpful. I am planning a thru-hike for next April. CANT WAIT!!!

First Name : Leslie

Last Name : Seid

Comments : Great site. Any man that can walk that far can put up with a girl that can burp the alphabet!

First Name : bob

Last Name : Sartini

Comments : Hi Thru-hiked in 2002 too! Guess you were ahead of me. Sumited 9-7-02 Bamboo Bob

First Name : Rich

Last Name : Edwards

Comments : Well Done! My dream of a hike ended with two herinated discs. But i have a friend who is retiring in three years who yearns for the trail. My job is to teach him bsaic backpacking skills, stove use, meal planning and sanitation. This is a great site. Best

First Name : Two

Last Name : Scoops

Comments : Joe I hiked with you one day in 02 and we ended up at the Hogback Ridge Shelter. Remember the tarp stretched over the front of the shelter. I believe Phoenix caught a mouse under his sleeping bag that night. Good to see you got a journal up. I did mention

First Name : Jersey

Last Name : James

Comments : Great site. Congrats. Youve helped many people, thanks.

First Name : Mike

Last Name : Anderson

Comments : Thanks for putting all of this info on your website! I have been contemplating a thru-hike of either the AT or the Pacific Crest Trail and reading your journal and seeing your pics has been a great motivator! [email protected]

First Name : andy

Last Name : garofano

Comments : awesome site. congrats on the hike. youvemotivated me to retreat to the trail for 2200 miles

First Name : chad

Last Name : spurlock

Comments : Awesome site!!! Congrats on the thru hike. Hope to do it myself one day. May need a partner (hint, hint)!!!

First Name : Jack

Last Name : Gornewicz

Comments : Joe- Excellent website... Congrats on the hike. I enjoyed your journal, read the whole thing. It helped me get thru many an otherwise boring lunch hour at work, always wishing I was out on a trail somewhere !!!

First Name : jim

Last Name : Fisher

Comments : great site. Very inspiring.

First Name : Kevin

Last Name : Cunnington

Comments : AKA amagedinit on pacificcresttrail2 group. Great job on your site! My email: [email protected]

First Name : steve

Last Name : sheaffer

Comments : very nice job on your hike and website.

First Name : M.A.D.

Last Name : hikers

Comments : we are researching the trail for an 06 trip. your notes are very inciteful. thank you mad hikers

First Name : Zen & Mana

Last Name :

Comments : We are getting ready to do the AT and document it. Mana and I are not sure if we want to start north, then south or follow your plan. Thanks for the research source.

First Name : Tom Mas

Last Name : Partin

Comments : Im planning on making my first thru-hike in 4yrs after I graduate. And Im a planning freak, do you have any advice on my trip and equip to use. I got ur list off ur site. anything you wish u had or things u had and didnt need. enail me @ [email protected]

First Name : Tom

Last Name : Smith

Comments : Nice website. You have inspired me to go on an adventure of my own. I realize anyone can fullfill their dream, thank you Jersey Joe

First Name : goaliecrasher

Last Name : goaliecrasher

Comments : Hey man, your sight has inspired me to hike the trail this upcoming march. Hope I can put the miles on my feet as quick as you did

First Name : roxanne

Last Name : anderson

Comments : Just wanted to let you know how inspiring your journal entries are. I have been wanting to hike the AT for a couple years now but have been held back by one thing or another. I am currently trying to convince my husband to join me and hopefully we will be

First Name : Nonee

Last Name :

Comments : Hving just spent a little bit of time in Tn and seeing the AT in the Smokies...it has sparked my interest to climb Mt Katahdin in my own state and take a pic of where it ends....After looking through your site(its wonderful and I will be back) Makes me dr

First Name : Eric

Last Name : Snell

Comments : Way to go man, i had always wanted to hike the appalachian and pacific crest trails, your trip inspired me to do appalachian as soon as i get out of college

First Name : Andree

Last Name : Robichaux

Comments : http://www.geocities.com/cajungirl_2004/cajungirl2004.html I love the Smokey Mts. Theyre a 2nd home to me. I am plannin on hiking the trail someday (within the next five years).

First Name : Andy

Last Name :

Comments : Congrats on finishing your hike! Can I meet your sister? ;-)

First Name : Yogi

Last Name : Bear

Comments : Hey there JOE. Its Yogi Bear. That picnic in east virginia was good. See ya around some other time. Ayyy, Boo boo. ..he says hey! Gotta go eat some sandwich joeyy. Exit-Stage Left

First Name : Cheryl

Last Name : P

Comments : One year later, I just read the end. Congrats! Your words inspired me. We all have a TRAIL!

First Name : STEVE

Last Name : HOWE

Comments : JOE, I thought you were a little quiet.....but 2100 miles alone in the woods is a bit much. Is Everest next? Congratulations!

First Name : william

Last Name : shakes

Comments : one ring to rule them all, thats what joe said before he left. i assume he was refering to the picture conan the destroyer when he stabbed haraldo in the arm

First Name : Godiva

Last Name :

Comments : So these crappy geo cities guestbooks dont want long winded speaches...game 02 March 10 - Sept 23. Life is good.

First Name : Godiva

Last Name : Trish Shepard

Comments : Hey Jersey Joe, Met you in Damascus for all of two minutes at the bar. Glad to see you finished we would check back two months in the registers to the gap widening between the fast and the slow. Hey hike your own hike. We enjoyed ours and clearly you enj

First Name : the breeze

Last Name : bizawah

Comments : Congrats man,Im doing AT thru-hike in 2003Iam leaving in late April,people say that is not enough time,after your journy I think I have plenty of time

First Name : Jeff

Last Name : West

Comments : Only those that have backpacked at least a little can appreciate your accomplishment. Many years ago I haked a 40 mile section from Delaware Water Gap to Wind Gap? (I forget now). It was a four day weekend hike with some good friends who were much more ex

First Name : High school Guidance Counselor

Last Name :

Comments : so wait... you spent several months walking around in the woods for no reason, and people respect you for that? why didn't you just not shower or shave for 2 weeks, roll around in some dog poop, and what some grass grow?

First Name : anonymous

Last Name :

Comments : joes feet looked like prunes when he got back

First Name : cristina

Last Name : alaya

Comments : um, why isn't anyone signing this thing? c'mon people. lets go!!

First Name : crock

Last Name : crock

Comments : a new guestbook.....all I have to say it that i shouldn't be signing this thing riht now, ummmkay??

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