When you have a bunch of people all trying to hike from Georgia to Maine it's not always easy to remember everyone's name. In the original group that started on April 12, I remember a guy named Bill, a married couple named Nancy Lee & Mark Read, a college student from California who was hiking with a man from Oklahoma who was in his 60's (and had never backpacked a day in his life), and some others. Since I had a distinct southern accent and we were all in Georgia, people started calling me "Georgia". That became my "trail name". Almost everyone who hiked long distances had a nickname for the trail. Most had some kind of story behind it. When I signed in at the trail registers it was Tommy "Georgia". I hiked some with the Canadian Crawler, and survived the White Mountains with Ted the Head & the Strohs Brothers (no, I didn't partake!). O.D. Coyote was on the trail the longest that year. There were many, many other trail names that added a flavor to the experience.
On my current project, I may need the nick name "Sore Muscles"! I knew I would be sore from jogging yesterday, but not THAT sore! I know that eventually the sore muscles will work their way out and I will pick up on my speed while jogging. Eating a huge salad for one meal a day most days is paying off. This morning I weighed in at 183.6 pounds. Almost another half pound shaved off! Chick-fil-a lunch again today and plan on eating the big salad for supper. This is Tommy "Georgia" signing off for today!
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