Thanks Frank! Glad to hear your enduring the cold successfully! You can still see the falls you just can’t hike up the stairs along side them

Can’t wait either!!

Hello Rick! Great tips brother! I’m just taking it easy now and getting off at the hostels. I’m not suffering on this hike. I’m only here for a week. Just a quick Georgia hike.

Thank you Pearl!!

Haha!!! Hey Tom!!! Great to see you! And thank you so much for commenting. I appreciated your kindness and friendliness at the train station!! Stay in touch and look forward to seeing you again!!

Thank you Charles!!!! Just on temporarily. Good to hear from you again!

Always love seeing you too!!!

My brother Pat! You are always with me! When I hike these trails alone I can hear your voice calling for me!!

We will talk about what hike we will do this year.

Thanks Tom!! Your kind words are an inspiration to me always!! Thank you my brother as always !!!

Thank you Allison!!!

Hey Patrick and thanks for the kind words!! I’m definitely all comfy and cozy now. Appreciate your comment!

Thank you Bill!! All safe now!

Thank you Odin for sharing such a great story. And Ron gave me a lighter cause I forgot mine. He’s a savior for sure. Hope to see you on the trail soon.

Thank you so much!! I’m so happy to be back. Minus the cold….lol. I’m still hiking Georgia so I’ll have another video in a couple days.

Just temporarily for now. But I’ll be doing other sections soon. I just have to work for like 2 months. Then I’ll be more active again. Looking forward to the trail life again.

Hi Elizabeth!! And you are absolutely right! I never thought either. But it seems im addicted to the culture of the trail. Not so much the hiking..lol. But yes… I have the itch again so you’ll be seeing me again soon on more adventures! And thanks for your friendship!!

Pour through years of AT videos on youtube

It sure was! Caught me by surprise for sure. Thanks for watching!

Thank you Wingman!!! All the best to you and your family also!!

Flowerpower!! Great to see ya again! Just ton clarify, you can see the falls at its base, you just can’t hike up the stairs. When’s your start date?

We are sectioning the trail…but didn’t do the Approach Trail. Since we live close-ish, would be a fun weekend hike. We’ve made it to Daleville over the last 2 years…and are hoping to get more continuous mileage once my husband retires at the end of this year.

@@flowerpower1980 awesome! And congrats to your husband on retirement! I retired last year from law enforcement. That’s why I was able to thru hike the trail myself.

Actually flowerpower…evidently the staff may of told me wrong about the stairs. I heard from 2 people that there’s a way to access the stairs from the middle and walk up. I’ll call them tomorrow and see what they say.

Thanks!

Thank you so much! And blessings to you and your family also!!

Thank you Pearl as always!! We still have to get together soon.

​@@BigWillyDawg, okay 😊

Thank you Pete for such kind words!! I also wish you and your family such good fortunes!! Thank you!!

Hey Jim! Don’t ever think that you couldn’t do. Cause when I went up the stars, I had the same exact thoughts as you! And those thoughts continued throughout my hike. It’s just a matter of not quitting and not getting hurt. And all of us would be rooting you on.

Thanks for the comment Jeff!! And we’ll all be rooting you on! Keep us up to date!!

Also Jeff, I was misinformed by the welcome center. The stairs are open halfway up the stairs. You have to take a couple access trails to get there. But the bottom half of the trail is closed till April

Love ya to brother!! I’m forever indebted to you for helping me finish the trail and giving me a ride to the airport. You’re the best!! Can’t wait to see you at Damascus!!

Thanks Mallard!! Funny thing, I just left on the train from Gainesville to go back home to the Jersey Shore. And thanks for sharing your great story

Thank you! But don’t you worry. All is safe. I’m in a hostel now.

Thank you Wendy!! Great to hear from you again!!

Thanks Joan! All is well with me. And thanks for your kind words!

For now on….Always!!! lol.

Thanks papajeff!!!

Thank you SorStopsAlot!!

Thank you Patrick!!

Thank you John and Patty!! Thank you so much for your kindness towards me!! It sparks positivity within me. And thank you so much for watching. I’ll always look forward to your comments to make my day!

Thank you Donna!!

Great point Johnny!! I didn’t even think of that. I’ll put that out on my next video. Thank you!

Thanks Danny! The stairs should be done by then. Can’t wait to follow your journey. And as always, thanks for your kind words. Always appreciate you!

Thank you so much. And glad you got to do the stairs. And can’t wait to see your journey!

Hi Lena!! And no worries. I had a better hat for sleeping. I’m home now safe and warm. Good to see you again!!

Thank you Becky! Good to hear from you again!

And I enjoy your comments!! And thank you so much!!!

Doogie!!!!!!! What’s up my friend!!! Can’t wait for your journey. Vegas and I will be cheering you both on! And keep me up to date!!!

Would love to meet you on trail also! We’d have a great time for sure. Keep me up to date on your whereabouts. We have some reunion hikes coming up I believe and our next one is in Virginia and your always invited

You certainly can and will!! lol. And thank you Mary for commenting. Look forward to hearing from you again!!

Wow! What a drought!! And thank you so much for providing water for all the hikers! You are unsung hero’s! And thank you for the comment!!!

@BigWillyDawg Hopefully, I'll be out there in a year or two with my AT attempt!! Happy Hiking! 💚

@@zenkathikes thank you keep us up to date!

@@BigWillyDawg absolutely

Thank you Leslie!! And I look forward to that day to cheer you on!!!

Haha! Paul Simon!! Love it. And thank you Sue as always! Always love to hear from you. Paul Simon…have to say, no one ever told me that before. I’m gonna have to listen to his music now and compare.

Way back on one of your thru hike videos I mentioned it. Of course I don’t expect you to remember lol. I love his concert with Garfunkel in Central Park KZfaq.It’s bittersweet seeing you going through the southern terminus again. How exciting for you!

@@sulj3373 I do seem to remember you saying that actually. And I do remember the Central Park concert too!! And it is kind of exciting. No pressure, just have fun.

Thank you John!! Great to have you in the trail with me!! Smooth trails forever!!

Thank so much! Always appreciate your kindness. Looking forward to your start. How’s your editing skills evolving?

Haha, I am getting there - it’s a process! I hope to get a lot of practice on the AT! Evolving was a good word to use. You know how long it takes, in nature, for small changes to occur - thousands of years! That’s about how my editing skills are “evolving” too haha. Stay warm out there BWD - slow and steady wins the race.

@TeaParty45 glad you’re getting better. Looking forward to those videos !!

Thanks OZONE!!!!

Hey Dennis!! Great to see you again!

Come to think about it…..they haven’t talked to me in a while. Lol. And thank you so much!!!!

Thanks Joe!! I’m in a hostel now snug as a bug and happy as can be! And thank you for your kind words!

Thank you Crow!! And great to meet you! I just subscribed to your channel and looking forward to watching your videos!!

Hi Judy and thanks for the kind comments. But I thru hiked the trail last year. I just sectioned hike the Georgia AT section to show the upcoming hikers what to expect. I may do other sections in the future.

Absolutely is!! And thank you so much!! Good vibes being echoed back to you!!

Hi Clover. I’m just hearing about this now. A hiker I’m with just told me about this. The guy in the visitor center told me it was closed completely. Then I called them and she told me the stairs were closed. So I was relying on them when I put out this info. Evidently they were wrong. I’ll make the correction on the next video. I’ll research the ATC map. Thank you so much for the correction. I’m gonna call them tomorrow again let’s see what they say to me.

Thank you clover! I put the corrections in the description.

Hi Kim. And thank you so much!! Scribe is one of my favorite friends!! Did you watch our Maryland reunion hike? We were together a couple months ago. He fell on the mountain and cut his head. lol. And thank you so much for following me.

@@BigWillyDawg l watched the Maryland reunion hike. I told him to go to the hospital but no. I also told him that he went 1800 miles without an injury and goes on another trail and falls.

@kimsieminski9857 I was his doctor on trail. So have no worries. Lol

Thank you Willie!!

I sure will. On my way home I’ll post my train ride. I posted my ride down in a KZfaq short I believe. But my mind is old and I can’t remember anything anymore. lol. Good to hear from you again!!

Hi John and thank you! Plenty of water for sure here in Georgia. And the weather has warmed up a bit and is actually raining. Thankful not to be drinking cow water!! lol.

Come on out!! Looking forward to meeting you!

Gonna be warming up for sure. I think it may rain a little. But definitely improving

Nope..doesn’t matter at all. Just wanted to show the trail and my thoughts

Good morning Dennis. I think the most economical and convenient way to get to the A.T. Is definitely by plane. Very cheap flights go out of Trenton to Atlanta daily. But transportation from Atlanta to the trail seems a bit inconvenient and maybe pricey for a shuttle from there. So maybe it evens out financially but…16 hour train ride is a long time. I was recreating my steps from my thru hike last year as to why I took the train. The train ride was $133 one way. The shuttle from Gainesville to Amicoloa is about $80. But with the train you don’t have to worry about what’s in your bag like fuel and lighters and such. So that’s a nice convenience

Hi John. I’m just hiking Georgia. Then I have to go back home to work. I had some time off and figured what the heck. So I came down to retrace my steps from last year.

lol!!! I wish I was that tall!!