Updated by John Tomecek 07/31/2004
5:35pm
Pictures are from Daleville VA. to
Fort Royal VA.
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Sign says this is where Deliverance
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Foil packs, what a novelty
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One of many waterfalls that they had to
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"Doc" Joe Marwil cutting veggies
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"M&M" Melanie enjoying the comforts of home
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Nice tan
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Nice Kiss |
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From left to right "Ranger Jan" Jan Ealy , "Rainman" Nick
Tomecek, "Doc" Joe Marwil, "Skittles" Richard Larson and "M&M" Melanie
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Updated by John Tomecek 07/30/2004
1:36pm
More pictures are from Pearisburg
VA. to Daleville VA.
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Stray cat |
One of the better shelters |
Nice picture Nick |
Berries |
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Nighttime |
Careful!! Sitdown |
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That's better |
This is a hostel house? |
six toes |
No Name
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Updated by John Tomecek 07/29/2004
5:16pm
Additional pictures are from Pearisburg
VA. to Daleville VA.
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Going to do some paper work |
Hostel house |
Relax time |
Relax time |
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Top of the mountain |
Soaking the feet |
It's about time |
Wild animal |
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Who's taking the picture? |
Close up of wild animal |
Strong boy holding Sun |
Getting smaller |
Updated by John Tomecek 07/20/2004
10:17pm
Pictures are from Pearisburg
VA. to Daleville VA.
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Relax time for Nick |
Happy hiker |
Amazed that they could get so
close to the deer |
Relax time, but it looks like it is cool |
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New hiking faces |
Home sweet Home |
Welcome committee |
at least there is a roof overhead |
Whollahoop King |
They look like Gangsters |
camp fire and music |
Think you have enough of wood on the fire?? |
Sweet dreams |
Lindamood School 1894 |
modern classroom |
railroad picture, pretty cool |
Updated by John Tomecek 07/03/2004
03:27pm
Pictures are from Hampton TN. to Pearisburg
VA.
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Cloudy day in the field |
Good scenery picture |
Fire up the music time to hike |
"AT" marker pole and Nick, good
picture |
Damascus VA. entrance gate |
Fellow hiker and Vince relaxing
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Hostel near Damascus VA.
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Fellow hiker needing coffe
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Good apple
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Hot Sauce and chicken, I guess
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Good french fry
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Fellow hiker and man's best friend. Even the dog has a
backpack
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Meeting place for the dogs
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Long bridge
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"Broken Wings" (Shane) and "Little Wings" (Oreo)
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Fellow hikers in shelter
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Fellow hiker in shelter with lots of gear |
White Top Mountain
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Sure, Nick is hang on for dear lifer
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And, then he stands on the mountain top after climbing the
face of the mountain ,,,yea right
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Updated by John Tomecek 06/25/2004
11:13am
Pictures below are when Nick and Vince
stopped in Gatlinburg till their girlfriends,
Maggie and Emily, rendezvoused with them near Hampton, TN., on Tuesday, June
15, 2004.
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Emily and Vince relax in the hot tub in
Gatlinburg. |
 Nick
relaxing in Gatlinburg
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Ready to leave Gatlinburg
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Nick taking a picture of Vince taking a picture of
fellow hikers.
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Fellow
hikers taking picture of Nick and Vince
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Great path scenery |
 THESE
ARE OTHER HIKERS HEELS NOT NICK OR VINCE'S, Yucky
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Southern hostile house
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of the hostile house along the way where they stayed
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Biscuits are looking good |
Time to eat |
Hikers that have completed the entire trek sent pictures
to the hostile house |
Asphalt trail through a town
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Pretty view |
Rocky trial |
Someplace in Tennessee |
A view of what's ahead
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A view of what's ahead |
This is Nick's heel before he went to the doctor |
A hostile house called Miss. Janet's House, in Erwin
TN.
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A front view of Miss Janet's House
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Tried hikers in Miss Janet's kitchen |
Nick making another friend on the porch of Miss Janet's
House |
The gardener in Miss Janet's garden |
Other hikers dividing the food
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Good looking trail mix |
Old boots are good for a flower pot |
Miss Janet's dog
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Miss Janet
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Music Man |
Miss Janet's feeding the hikers |
Another day of hiking complete. Time to rest in the
shelter |
Nice back round
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Completed another day. Time to wait for girlfriends.
Beer time |
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Updated by John Tomecek 06/12/2004 12:00pm
Received an e-mail from Nick with the names and captions of fellow
hikers. I update the pictures below. The captions sound just like a
newspaper reporter, go figure.
Updated by John Tomecek 06/11/2004 09:29pm
Nick called and asked that I put some of the pictures of other hikers that
they have met, so they can share the website with their friends and
family. I do not have there names so I identified them with a number until
Nick can send me their names.
Dan Frew and Vince at Springer
Mountain, the start of the AT Trail |
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Norman ,right, of Woodstock, Ga. and his friend Mike Kiefer,left, fill out
their journals on their first long term hike of five days at the beginning
of the AT.
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Joe "Doc" Marwil,25, of Lexington, Ky. cooks
Falafel at night after a long day of hiking.
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Gina French,left, and her fiancé Ron Porter, both of
Huntsville, Ala., rest for lunch at Bly Gap just after crossing the
Georgia North Carolina border on the AT.
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Tim Quigley, left, and Richard Dickey, right
of Florida start their four day section hike out by lighting a fire with a
stove and a cigar puffing away.
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Vince Tomecek,left and Greg Denham, from all over, feast
on the first of many Mexican dishes on the AT, in Bryson City, North
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Marc Thomas,25,right, and Jason Pass,25,left, both of
Waynesville, North Carolina, cook their dinner at Sassafras Gap Shelter in
North Carolina on the AT.
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Jason Pass, 25, relaxes with his pipe while writing in
his journal at a shelter.
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Ahhh relaxation! while other hikers do
their chores
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Updated by John Tomecek 06/07/2004 09:45pm
I met the boys in Gatlinburg, TN after they just finished hiking the Smokey Mountains,
about 212mi from the start. I met them with a bucket of KFC.
Food with subsidence |
having a good time |
another blister |
Updated by John Tomecek 06/06/2004 02:47pm
I received about 200 digital pictures that Nick took the first 11 days
or so. Here are some of them:
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Vince reviewing itinerary |
Hair cut |
Mohawk |
take your picture in a mirror |
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Finished
hairdo
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Trail with spider web |
Chattahoochee
National Forest |
3 days on the trail |
Collecting water |
Chattahoochee
National Forest with fog |
First hotel |
Vince writing his journal |
I think this is a welcome center |
Laundry time |
Nick acting like Baden Powell |
Field of ferns |
Mr. Muscles cleaning equipment |
time to put the bear bag up |
Shelter |
Another yummy lunch |
Rocky trail |
Arched trail |
Relax time |
Do the boots leak? |
up in the clouds |
learning how to use the camera timer |
4 star hotel |
another shelter |
Nantahala Depot |
The Hike Inn |
pet the kitty |
relaxing with the Hike Inn owner |
starting to look a little scruffy |
Interesting sign |
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pretty picture |
Nice tights |
up in the mountains |
one of many blisters |
drying socks |
other hikers at
shelter |
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Updated by John Tomecek 05/22/2004 03:24pm
An E-mail from Dan Frew, a friend of Vince's;
All,
On Sunday, I had the honor of taking Vince Tomecek of Lexington Duty
Manager fame, and his brother Nick to the head of the Appalachian trail where
they began their 2,000 mile journey to Maine.
They were very excited and as prepared as anyone I had seen on the A.T.
and I've seen a few. I wanted to
share these pictures with you along with my pride in knowing these guys and
being able to help them at the start of their journey.
Dan Frew
