First Post!

Hey Everyone!

This is the first post of many to come in Mat Stewart and Peter Dearborn's excellent adventure on the Appalachian Trail. For those of you that know us well, you've probably been subjected to hours of AT conversation with or with out your expressed consent (sorry about that); for those that don't, Stewy and I are attempting to do a northbound thru-hike of the Appalachian trail from Springer Mt. in Georgia to Katahdin in Maine (2,175 miles) during the summer and fall months. Stew and I plan to leave for the trail soon after we graduate (Stew from Boston University, me from UMaine) in late May. I'll be posting more information as we get closer to our launch date and throughout our trip to keep in contact with the people we love back at home. Happy Trails!