From time to time I post information
and articles on my announcement page, sharing news about
accomplishments and/or specific happenings of fellow hiker
friends and acquaintances. Once the article is old news it
gets removed to make room for more current items, however, I
have always felt that some of the information should still
be available. To that end, this section has been created to
archive such articles and news items.
IATNL
Attends Boston Travel Show
February 19-21 IATNL
Chairperson Paul Wylezol,
Communications Director
Greg Wood, and Treasurer
Kevin Noseworthy
attended the Boston
Globe Travel Show. The
IATNL was an exhibitor
with its own booth to
promote the
International
Appalachian Trail.
On February 19 they were
joined by IAT Maine
members Richard
Anderson, Will Richard,
and Walter Anderson.
The
International
Appalachian Trail
runs through Maine, New
Brunswick, Quebec,
Prince Edward Island,
Nova Scotia and
Newfoundland and
Labrador. In Western
Newfoundland this
long-distance hiking
trail extends from
Port-aux-Basques in the
south, through Gros
Morne National Park, to
Crow Head (just east of
L'Anse aux Meadows) at
the tip of the Great
Northern Peninsula.
Nomad
Backcountry Adventures
No, these aren't
adventures led by the
Nimblewill Nomad,
but they are adventures
offered by an
organization founded by
two women, Meg
Letson and Rachel
Pomerantz, in 2004, who
had a chance meeting
with the Nomad,
on the Pinhoti Trail,
back in the year 2000.
This encounter inspired
these ladies to envision
offering an affordable,
accessible, and creative
wilderness adventure
experience to others. To
them, Nimblewill
Nomad symbolizes the
inspiration,
perseverance,
commitment, and
possibility that
supported their creation
of Nomad Backcountry
Adventures.
Please read more about
this fantastic
organization, and what
they have to offer, at
their website:
Nomad Backcountry
Adventures
Bismarck Tribune Article
- NCT 2009
A Spiritual Journey by Brian Gehring
10/22/2009
Nimblewill Nomad
North Country Trail
PICK CITY - It was
closure for two men in the twilight of their
years. For one, it closed a chapter in an
ongoing sage as he hikes his way across America.
For the other it closed a chapter in the book of
his life - a chapter that dates back to 1994.
Last week, M.J. Eberhart of Missouri spent a
leisurely hour walking 1.9 miles of the north
Country Scenic Trail at lake Sakakawea State
Park, North Dakota. It was a walk that
technically began last March. . . . . .Read
the entire article here
Nomad with John
Tunge
Sakakawea State Park Manager
Nomad with Gordon
Smith
Trail supporter and long time friend
National Trails Days 2009
On The North Country National Scenic
Trail
The Grand Traverse Hiking Club, one of 40
chapters and affiliates of the North Country
Trail Association, celebrated National Trails
Day 2009 with Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
officially opening a new spur trail linking the
North Country Trail to the cities of Kalkaska
and Traverse City. In a ceremony that also
featured North Country Trail long distance
hikers Joan Young and "Eb" Eberhart, aka
Nimblewill Nomad, the GTHC recognized
partnership efforts by the Kalkaska Area
Recreational Trail and the Traverse Area
Recreational Trail. These organizations along
with GTHC and the NCTA worked together to create
the newly opened spur, which enabled the linking
of all the major trail systems in the area.
Photo: Senator Carl Levin, Joan Young and Eb
Nimblewill Nomad Eberhart cut ribbon on new
NCNST connector trail near Traverse City, MI.
Adopt-A-Mile / Paul Duffey's ECT Journey
Paul Duffey is
planning to begin a thru-hike of the
Eastern Continental Trail (ECT),
from the northern tip of
Newfoundland to the southernmost
point of the Florida Keys, in the
United States. The 13+ months he
will be on the trail, and the cost
involved in undertaking such an
endeavor, has inspired Paul to
create a website where folks can go
to make a donation to sponsor his
efforts. You can read more about it
at
http://adoptamile.webs.com/index.htm
Bob "Rascal" Behrens Suffers Setback -
Still Fulfills Lifelong Dream
Bob Rascal
Behrens, hiking with trail partner
Jolene JoJo Smiley Koby-Burley,
set out in 2008 to thru-hike the
Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,663-mile
trek from Campo, CA to the Canadian
Border. Hiking for months and only
days away from completing a lifelong
goal/dream, the unexpected happened.
. . . . .read
Rascal's story here
Meet Alvis Paw Paw Kinney
Most all the
national news we’re fed anymore,
almost all of it is negative. Dear
friends, it doesn’t have to be like
this, especially when there’s so
many great personal triumphs to
cheer about out there, ones that
constantly get swept under. What say
we change this news agenda! For
beginners, why don’t we insist this
article about my longtime
hiking/backpacking friend,
Alvis Paw Paw Kinney
get
national attention through AP and
UPI? Please give a look. God bless
you, Paw Paw. And thanks for
your sacrifice and service to this
great USofA!
Sue Hammock Hanger Turner - First
Person To Hike G.E.T.
On April 3,
2007,
Sue Hammock Hanger Turner
started her adventure to be the
first person to thru-hike the Great
Eastern Trail, which begins at the
Alabama-Florida line. . . . . .
read about this adventure here
(Background music: "That's
What Friends Are For"")
