CONGRATULATIONS MR. ED

Do you remember Mr. Ed? The Mr. Ed on TV was a talking horse. On March 24, nine days into our Appalachian Trail hike we met another Mr. Ed. Ed Lipscomb is a 61 year old thru hiker. He was tenting at a shelter the same night we were at the same shelter. He was already hiking 20 mile days when we were still struggling to make 12 miles.

Why do I mention Mr. Ed today? Simple. On Sunday, July 22, Mr. Ed completed the trail. He hiked to the top of Mt, Katahdin in Maine. That is the end of the trail. He completed the trail in 4 months and 3 days. What a great adventure. CONGRATULATIONS MR. ED


This link will take you to Mr. Ed’s trail journal on the date we met him. Read a few of his entries, they are interesting.

The other people we were actually hiking with are crossing into Vermont this week. We miss the trail, but we are glad and thankful for the 548 miles we were able to do.

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=170585