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Cross-Country Couple
Some couples believe that nothing is as good for a relationship as
a nice, quiet dinner. Others say a bit of nooky helps strengthen love's bonds. Marcia and Ken Powers say, bah!, the way
to a spouse's heart is through a vigorous,
4,900-mile slog across the continental United States.
Yes, the Powers recently completed a monumental hike, crossing the US from the Atlantic to the Pacific and thus becoming the first couple to backpack the transcontinental American Discovery Trail in one continuous trek. They began this epic adventure on February 27 at Cape Henlopen in Delaware, setting out with backpacks and high hopes, but little idea of what lay ahead. What did lay ahead was (at various points) deep snow, quicksand, lightning and sandstorms. They averaged a very respectable 22 miles a day and took just four days off.
Hats off to them. And I hope they can now squeeze in some good nooky.
(thanks, Carl!)
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Jack Dec 18th 2005 5:08PM
I got to meet them on Satuday less than 2 miles from the end of the trail!!!
I was camped at Coast Camp in Point Reyes National Sea Shore when I saw them walking by. I knew who they were and stopped them with an overly enthusiastic "Gottawalk!" What an amazing couple. Kudos to them!
I wish I could have walked the last two miles with them (they asked if I wanted to) but I had obligations and couldn't. The short talk definitely made my week though. It shocked even myself how happy it made me to see long distance hikers.
They seemed to be in a little bit of a surreal state. The were happy and ready to relax at home but also a little sad that the journey was over. They also were having a little bit of an anticlimatic/personal ending. They were getting in a day ahead of schedule. They couldn't get a permit for camping so they were planning on sleeping in the parking lot and then being woken up at 3:30am for a 5am TV interview at the beach. They declined my offer to camp at my site. No ranger would throw these people out of the camp!
They were kind of funny though. They said multiple times "gotta get our miles in". Probably their catchphrase and where their name "gottawalk" comes from. :)