A Hike to Build a Hospital

All great organizations throughout history have employed a delicate balance of human capital, diverse in talents and personae.  The Roman army, Ghengis Khan’s unstoppable hordes, the 1927 New York Yankees — all these storied teams of days gone by serve as models for the Hospital Hike Expedition as its members attempt to cover the rocky ground of uncertainty from Mt. Springer to the Hundred-Mile Wilderness.

In covering the Trail’s 2,175-odd miles, your brave expeditioneers will (hopefully) learn a thing or two about surviving in the wilds of Appalachia and — myabe, just maybe — about themselves as well.  

THE PLAYERS

Mike “Hollywood” Healy, Harpooneer

 An accomplished wanderer from the Central Lands, Harpooner Healy brings a grizzled demeanor and “Never Surrender” attitude to the Hospital Hike squadron.  

Mr. Healy also adds impressive bipedal experience to our operation, having never owned an automobile and reportedly slept peacefully in a Chicago municipal garbage can for a period in 2001.  

As Harpoonist, Healy will be accountable for the coordinated defense of the Expedition from all threats, foreign and domestic, as well as procuring any swords, boomerangs and/or power-ups the troupe encounters along the way.  If this old warrior’s legendary throwing arm is known for anything, it is its uncanny accuracy.  

Log entries under Harpoonist Healy’s name may be found under the tag EMH.

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Erik “Boots, himself” Christensen, Navigationist

Erik “Boots, himself” Christensen joins the expedition from the the
his homelands in the frozen north. Having spent a better part of the
past three years in Tanzania, often uncertain of where he was going
but rarely lost, Christensen’s primary resopnsibility will be as chief
navigator. As part of his duties, he’ll make sure the team stays on
(or only slightly behind) schedule.

When asked how he’ll keep the team motivated, Mr Christensen replied “Well, I know there is some saying about honey and vinegar but Quartermaster Gower said we won’t be carrying either of those so I’ll probably just tell the fellas to go a little bit faster.”

Log entries under Christensen’s name may be found under the tag Boots (himself).

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C. Danger Mendrala, Sergeant-at-Arms

Born and raised amidst the islands off the coast of Savannah GA,  Danger is always looking for new challenges and adventures. He first developed a fondness for walking after repeatedly and often getting too intoxicated to operate a vehicle and blazing trails home from bars. Wal-mart will sell you a machete at 3 am regardless of how “tired” you look. 
As Sergeant-at-Arms, Danger will be responsible for the health and well being of everyones arms. He plans on doing this by reminding his trailmates what things not to touch.

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James “Gower” Gower, Quartermaster

James “Gower” Gower was raised within walking distance of the trail in the Mid-Atlantic (not to be confused with the middle of the Atlantic).  He grew up with a respect for the challenges of the outdoors and a tolerance of weird-hiker-types.  That said, he brings close to zero experience backpacking long distances.  In spite of this, he’s volunteered to be the group’s Quartermaster. 

As Quartermaster, he is responsible for keeping the group equipped and supplied.  He brings to the expedition invaluable skills, such as usually remembering to eat enough food and not normally forgetting his keys.  Also, he will use his professional background to amaze and inform fellow hikers with the finer points of water and wastewater treatment. He looks forward to the challenge of hiking the trail.  Maybe, by the end, he’ll think of a way to put this in his re’sume’. (editor’s note, I can’t figure out how to use accented french e’s for re’sume’)