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    • rhjanes wrote:

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 6, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 730
      Total answers correct – 676
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I thought that was a great question...
      and I got it wrong.
      “Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
      the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”

      John Greenleaf Whittier

    • IMScotty wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 6, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 730
      Total answers correct – 676
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I thought that was a great question...and I got it wrong.
      Over Mountain no longer exists.
      Did you pick Lake of the Clouds?
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork

    • rhjanes wrote:

      IMScotty wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 6, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 730
      Total answers correct – 676
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I thought that was a great question...and I got it wrong.
      Over Mountain no longer exists.Did you pick Lake of the Clouds?
      Yes.
      “Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
      the saddest are these, 'It might have been.”

      John Greenleaf Whittier

    • I am thinking it is a picture of the one at the south end of SNP that you can just walk around since part of the fence is gone.

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 9, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 511
      Total answers correct – 504
      Percentage answers correct – 99%
      Longest correct streak – 261
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • rhjanes wrote:

      I guess it isn't break-dancing?


      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 11, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 735
      Total answers correct – 681
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      There is guy who unicycled the Colorado Trail.

      I guess different strokes for different folks. :rolleyes:
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • rhjanes wrote:

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 12, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 736
      Total answers correct – 682
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I remember when I was about a mile or so from Rockfish Gap running into a "seasoned" female trail maintainer that looked very "Old Dominion-ish". Must have said something about I was looking forward to going into town (or at least taking a shower and resupplying) and she asked where I was going to stay. I gave her the name of the "cheap" motel from the AWOL AT Guide where I had sent a resupply box. She didn't recognize the name and said it must be a hole in the wall. She was right, but it was really close to the popcorn/hot dog stand and SNP entrance. :)
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • rhjanes wrote:

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 13, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 737
      Total answers correct – 683
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      Glad they had the river. I remember them a lot better than the gaps. :)
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • rhjanes wrote:

      I don't remember today's question before.

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 14, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 738
      Total answers correct – 684
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I was thinking that too. Was such a disappointment compared to the book. :(
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • Astro wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      I don't remember today's question before.

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 14, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 738
      Total answers correct – 684
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I was thinking that too. Was such a disappointment compared to the book. :(
      I found the first 1/3 to 1/2 of the book to be funny and entertaining. After that, I found it borderline annoying. The movie was disappointing. But the book was not really about hiking anyway.
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork

    • rhjanes wrote:

      I found the first 1/3 to 1/2 of the book to be funny and entertaining. After that, I found it borderline annoying. The movie was disappointing. But the book was not really about hiking anyway.
      Pretty much the same. But I think alot of people would have enjoyed the book more if they realized it was not about hiking, but was about NOT hiking.

      My favorite bits were his observations about how our society is geared driving and not walking. He was doing a zero in some town and found it was almost impossible to walk due to the grocery store due to busy roads with no sidewalks. Then there were the people who complained there wasn't enough parking near the gym because they couldn't be bothered to walk a few blocks en route to working out.

    • Did the Mid-Atlantic office move? I did a search and it seems like it did in 2022?

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 15, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 739
      Total answers correct – 685
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork

    • odd man out wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      I found the first 1/3 to 1/2 of the book to be funny and entertaining. After that, I found it borderline annoying. The movie was disappointing. But the book was not really about hiking anyway.
      Pretty much the same. But I think alot of people would have enjoyed the book more if they realized it was not about hiking, but was about NOT hiking.
      My favorite bits were his observations about how our society is geared driving and not walking. He was doing a zero in some town and found it was almost impossible to walk due to the grocery store due to busy roads with no sidewalks. Then there were the people who complained there wasn't enough parking near the gym because they couldn't be bothered to walk a few blocks en route to working out.
      Yes, got muddy I believe. I think that was also in the movie. Were they staying at the motel with Mary Steenburgen as the proprietor when that happened?


      Here in Dallas there is a TV investigative reporting on some of the roads in east and south Dallas and how dangerous they are to pedestrians. A few miles between Walk signals, 4 lanes, 45 MPH (people going 55 and even 60). Wife drives on one of the roads and commented how it is dangerous. I commented that those roads were the original Loop and US 80 the main road east/west, before I20 and I30 were even thought about. How some of the roads were the original "loop" (there are about 4....let see...the original roads, then Loop 12, then I635...now they have tollways also doing loops around) and since they were the "loop", they were supposed to be 45 and back after WWII that was considered the quick way around the city. About three stories into the series, someone DID point out that the original design was in the 40's and yes, it should now be revisited/revamped. Times change.
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork

    • rhjanes wrote:

      "Everest, Mount Everest" but I guess there isn't a plaque

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 16, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 740
      Total answers correct – 686
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I have been to answer 3 times, but was never as bad as my afternoon on Mt Lafayette.
      Glasses fogged up so bad I couldn't see.

      Based upon Another Kevin's advice carried Cat Crap in my pack since. Never used, but one time in Maine I probably should have.
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • Astro wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      "Everest, Mount Everest" but I guess there isn't a plaque

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 16, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 740
      Total answers correct – 686
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      I have been to answer 3 times, but was never as bad as my afternoon on Mt Lafayette.Glasses fogged up so bad I couldn't see.

      Based upon Another Kevin's advice carried Cat Crap in my pack since. Never used, but one time in Maine I probably should have.
      I bought two little things of it on Amazon. Used it once just to see. Seemed to be OK. I've not been in bad weather enough lately to test it. You do have to treat as it wears off from regular cleaning and wiping.

      If you are stuck out, you can always do the scuba divers trick. Spit on your glasses, rub firmly with fingers until you feel a drag and hear a squeak. Glasses are clean then and somewhat fog resistant.
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork

    • "People Ruining the AT for everyone else" ???
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      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 18, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 742
      Total answers correct – 688
      Percentage answers correct – 93%
      Longest correct streak – 61
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
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    • When I see that sign the first thing I think of is pancakes and Blueberry muffins. The pond and especially the Mt Greylock monument were nice too. But it is memories of the food that always seems to come first. :)

      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 19, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 520
      Total answers correct – 513
      Percentage answers correct – 99%
      Longest correct streak – 261
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • odd man out wrote:

      odd man out wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      "People Ruining the AT for everyone else" ???
      I had to think for a second to recall today's question. Funny
      Do they have a question on the average cost of a thru hike? If so, the answer could be 5% of my trust fund.
      I forget if they do. If they do it would be one of their "Average" questions. I know there is a "How much time does the AVERAGE thru hike take?".
      Pirating – Corporate Takeover without the paperwork

    • rhjanes wrote:

      odd man out wrote:

      odd man out wrote:

      rhjanes wrote:

      "People Ruining the AT for everyone else" ???
      I had to think for a second to recall today's question. Funny
      Do they have a question on the average cost of a thru hike? If so, the answer could be 5% of my trust fund.
      I forget if they do. If they do it would be one of their "Average" questions. I know there is a "How much time does the AVERAGE thru hike take?".
      And the "accuracy" of an average (mean) is always dependent on the quality of the sample from the actual population. :rolleyes:
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General

    • Have to keep your first ladies straight. Thru-hiker, section hiker, solo thru-hiker, FKT.


      ⛰️ AT Question Of The Day – Mar 21, 2024 ⛺
      My answer today was – CORRECT
      Total questions answered – 522
      Total answers correct – 515
      Percentage answers correct – 99%
      Longest correct streak – 261
      hykeroo.com/atqotd #hykerooatqotd
      The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
      Richard Ewell, CSA General