"Good Group, as always. No Fatalities."

— stuartfp (May 17, 2008)

"Very fun group of people doing outdoorsy stuff!"

— Julia (May 17, 2008)

"Diverse group of people."

— peter (May 15, 2008)

"I have a great time getting to know people while hiking."

— Michele T (May 15, 2008)

"The best meetup group ever!"

— Denise (May 14, 2008)

"Get a workout, socialize and get outside!"

— Jean H. (May 14, 2008)

"Henry was a great leader, and his stories are quite entertaining. He has led a very interesting life!"

— Brandon (May 12, 2008)

"good people and activities !!!!"

— Henry Hall (May 12, 2008)

"the #1 meetup group"

— bdodge (May 11, 2008)

"really nice folks"

— anne (May 11, 2008)

"It's great to see so many people enjoying the beauty of creation."

— Rob S. (May 10, 2008)

"Explore the surrounding beauty of the outdoors and meet new friends."

— Annie (May 10, 2008)

"THOG has so many different people that have such a wide range of knowledge, on every hike you get to learn so many new things!"

— Jonathan (May 8, 2008)

"Triangle Hiking and Outdoors Group is a great organization for helping local hikers experience local hikes with friendly, enthusiastic hikers. Members are willing to share their knowledge making the group hikes much more fun than exploring on your own."

— Tom (May 7, 2008)

"Good healthy exercise outdoors within a natural environment and pleasant social interaction."

— Barry K (May 7, 2008)

"Going for a hike beats being a couch potato or sitting in a restaurant. Get some exercise and make some friends, what could be better."

— Daniel (May 6, 2008)

"If you're looking to introduce your child to primitive camping and backpacking- this is a great initial trip. Kids respond well to each other so there was virtually no complaints!"

— SherryB (May 5, 2008)

"Get out and get some excercise and appreciate nature and fellow real people!"

— Christine (May 4, 2008)

"wonderful, fun people"

— Linda (May 3, 2008)

"Great variety of hikes, and people to meet!"

— Robert (DJ Rob) (Apr 30, 2008)

"It's a great group. My erratic travel schedule just makes it hard to sign up for some of the trips I'd really like to take. I pretty much ALWAYS like these hikes, and I'm pretty particular! : )"

— Amanda (Apr 30, 2008)

"I enjoyed sharing interesting conversations with people during the hike!"

— Naoko (Apr 26, 2008)

"Great people, camaraderie, exercise, travels and fun!"

— Dean Van Zwoll (Apr 23, 2008)

"Group was good, people were very friendly and nice. I hope to meet everybody again."

— Reka A (Apr 21, 2008)

"It is fun."

— Josh Zaslow (Apr 21, 2008)

"Great people in the Chapel Hill/Durham area."

— Nicole Shortridge (Apr 19, 2008)

"Friendly people"

— Ben (Apr 17, 2008)

"Thanks Rob - good pace, great conversations."

— Alice B. (Apr 14, 2008)

"We hiked in a really nice scenic trail and as a group we saw more and went farther than I would have alone."

— Frank (Apr 9, 2008)

"friendly people"

— Carrie L (Apr 8, 2008)

"Friendly group of people!"

— Dianna (Mar 30, 2008)

"What a great way to meet new and interesting people, while you enjoy all that the outdoors has to offer."

— Mary Lewis (Mar 28, 2008)

"Nice group of people evenly matched with pace."

— Linda C (Mar 26, 2008)

"It's a great group."

— Sherrie (Mar 25, 2008)

"Good times, beautiful weather, nice folks!"

— Elizabeth (Mar 24, 2008)

"It is an awesome group !"

— marjorie (Mar 24, 2008)

"nice group of people, good timing and good venue; let's do more like this!"

— Judy (Mar 23, 2008)

"New people and a great group as usual ! Axel did a great job of planning this- everything went so smoothly! Thanks!!"

— Laurel (Mar 23, 2008)

"What a WONDERFUL group of people!!!"

— Lisa (Mar 23, 2008)

"The group offers terrific opportunities to explore the outdoors, whether it be on foot (hiking), camping, water (e.g., kayaking, WW rafting). The activities generally attract interesting, nature-loving, unpretentious sorts from all walks."

— Matt (Mar 23, 2008)

"It was a great mix of people today."

— Kathy M (Mar 22, 2008)

"The hike was GREAT!! Henry is a great leader."

— Krista Lee (Mar 22, 2008)

"This is a great group of people, with a wide variety of interests..."

— Robin (Mar 22, 2008)

"Fun people, good conversation, beautiful scenery, great dancing!"

— kimazoid (Mar 22, 2008)

"What a great party and hike, Henry :) The moon was beautiful...!"

— Patricia (Mar 21, 2008)

"Thanks, Chris!"

— Diane (Mar 18, 2008)

"I wish we could walked longer."

— Leena (Mar 18, 2008)

"Friendly bunch of folk"

— Will & Donna (Mar 15, 2008)

"No one showed up. would have been nice to say it was cancelled."

— Joe (Mar 14, 2008)

"This is my neighborhood and I enjoy the lake. It was good to meet other, like-minded people and I hope to see them again. The trails were full of people, strollers and tons of dogs! (Not a bad thing)"

— Sarah (Mar 14, 2008)

"I really enjoyed the people and a great way to see nature while getting in shape !"

— Angela (Mar 10, 2008)

"Great group this was my first time with this particular group."

— Linda W. (Mar 8, 2008)

"I look forward to more hikes with this group!"

— Laura S. (Mar 6, 2008)

"friendly people, excellent events"

— Susan (Mar 6, 2008)

"Fun!"

— Mary (Mar 6, 2008)

"Interesting and very friendly group."

— Steve (Mar 3, 2008)

"I had a blast... Any one need to pee!!!!!! lol "

— jj (Mar 2, 2008)

"I've always had great experiences hiking/backpacking/e tc with THOG! Friendly enthusiastic leaders coupled with folks who like the outdoors, too, make for good events. "

— Amy (Mar 2, 2008)

"What a great group of people!"

— David Anderson (Feb 29, 2008)

"Great! Thanks Ching it was nice to converse with the different people and share similar interests and enjoy the outdoors."

— David D (Feb 24, 2008)

"Its a great bunch of people. very nice and easy to get along with."

— TallTom (Feb 23, 2008)

"I enjoy the pace and company."

— Barbara (Feb 20, 2008)

"Thanks for organizing this Joe. I know everyone enjoyed themselves."

— Jane S. (Feb 19, 2008)

"Looking forward to more outings!"

— Teeyodi (Feb 19, 2008)

"I've met some terrific folks and enjoy the exercise."

— Virginia (Feb 16, 2008)

"Excellent."

— Mark Foskey (Feb 5, 2008)

" The members are all great people."

— Jerome Silverbush (Feb 4, 2008)

"offers great activities. Keep it up!"

— Maureen (Feb 3, 2008)

"The very best"

— Ed (Feb 3, 2008)

"I'm glad it's there and glad I'm in it. "

— Lois (Feb 3, 2008)

"Always meeting someone who is fantastic."

— Jeanne (Feb 3, 2008)

"I've only been to two walks, but both times the people were very nice and friendly."

— Anne J (Jan 28, 2008)

"Thanks for keeping this group going Chris, it really is a special group and I have had a lot of fun with it"

— Brice (Jan 27, 2008)

"This was one of our best meetups yet...a good three hour - truly "off-trail" hike - looking forward to another just like it. B"

— Brian - "B" (Jan 27, 2008)

"You guys are awesome!"

— Melissa (Jan 27, 2008)

"Great group. Organized and fun!"

— Al (Jan 27, 2008)

"very welcoming"

— Heather (Jan 27, 2008)

"Everyone seemed very nice."

— Tim (Jan 27, 2008)

"Great group. Hope to go again sometime. "

— Anna (Jan 27, 2008)

"First hike with the group and had a very positive experience."

— Paul (Jan 26, 2008)

"This was not advertised as an actual event, but I would not have known about the opportunity, had it not been posted. Thanks for the posting"

— TC (Jan 7, 2008)

"Nice group, very pleasant day."

— Cathleen (Jan 7, 2008)

"Henry is THE best!!!"

— Kathy (Jan 6, 2008)

"Fun group. I came and met people I want to be friends with!!!"

— Leslie (Jan 5, 2008)

"I love this group! So many friendly people and it seems there's always a good turnout for the events. "

— April (Jan 5, 2008)

"A friendly group. Thanks everyone!"

— Diana Fry (Jan 1, 2008)

"Thanks!"

— Katya (Dec 29, 2007)

"Such a nice group. Chris and his asst. organizers do a bang-up job. "

— David (Dec 27, 2007)

"let's do it again and again and again!"

— shane (Dec 19, 2007)

"A great bunch of people! I look forward to getting to know everyone better at future events."

— Linda (Dec 8, 2007)

"What a pleasure it is to have such a knowledgable leaders spending their time hiking and enjoying the environment."

— Don W. (Dec 5, 2007)

"Great group of people. "

— Liz (Dec 4, 2007)

"I have been very impressed with how nice a group of people are involved in this organization. I have enjoyed all the people participating on the hikes I have attended. "

— Mette (Dec 2, 2007)

"Great time and I liked the 13 miles ....."

— Dan (Dec 1, 2007)

"thanks for letting me bring my dog. "

— Tess (Nov 19, 2007)

"Excellent trip, Chris and Steve were great guides through Wild Umstead. Thanks so much!!"

— Dave (Nov 18, 2007)

"It would have been nice to meet others commuting from the same area and carpool as opposed to meeting at the location. As I am new to NC, driving outside of GSO is a bit tricky still."

— Jennifer Palmer (Nov 18, 2007)

"Had a great time. Very eclectic and interesting group."

— Lee (Nov 11, 2007)

"Fun group, very welcoming."

— Beth S. (Nov 10, 2007)

"I had fun! The people were really nice and friendly to a first time member. "

— Nelly S. (Nov 7, 2007)

"A nice group of people."

— Amy (Nov 6, 2007)

"Everyone was friendly and talkative."

— Dennis (Nov 4, 2007)

"Good group, has a great core of active members!!!"

— kekopey (Oct 30, 2007)

"The people are what makes THOG so great. I've enjoyed meeting everyone. I'm also quite impressed at the organization each leader displays. The little details make these events & it's the little details that are Not overlooked. Keep up the great work folks! Looking forward to participating more."

— Karen L (Oct 28, 2007)

"Continue to enjoy the people and activities."

— Nancy (Oct 22, 2007)

"I love this meetup group."

— Gail V. (Oct 21, 2007)

"...interesting GPS hiking, fantastic leaves colors, nice people."

— Gabriela S (Oct 21, 2007)

"Thanks, Ed - Nice to meet you. Thanks for setting up the event. Hope to see you on a future trek. Cheers, Hans"

— Hans (Oct 15, 2007)

"It's great! Lots of nice people."

— Soni (Oct 10, 2007)

"I've met some very cool folks here. "

— Jim (Oct 8, 2007)

"Really nice and friendly people!"

— Bekah (Oct 1, 2007)

"really liked the feel of this group"

— julie (Sep 30, 2007)

"it was a fun group."

— Steven (Sep 25, 2007)

"I always have fun with this group!"

— Caroline (Sep 23, 2007)

"This was my first event and I had a blast. I didn't get to meet any of the group but I still had a good time."

— Chad E (Sep 23, 2007)

"Terrific group."

— Rusty (Sep 22, 2007)

"always a great way to spend spare time and meet new people. "

— Amy Yardis (Sep 20, 2007)

"Everyone seems nice and friendly."

— Julie F. (Sep 16, 2007)

"It would be helpful to have a contact number for the organizer. I missed the group at Brixx and then again afterward! Thanks for oraginizing it, Joe."

— Catie (Sep 16, 2007)

"my first event; initial impressions are good! seems to be a good spread of age and interests"

— Sarah (Sep 1, 2007)

"Great group of people. "

— Heidi (Aug 25, 2007)

"I had an awesome time."

— Marcia W (Aug 20, 2007)

"I enjoyed the hike and the dinner after. Thanks for organizing"

— Jeanne (Aug 15, 2007)

"super duper!"

— September (Aug 13, 2007)

"Great group"

— Lynn M (Aug 12, 2007)

"Great folks, great conversation-- really appreciate folks who get out to exercise regardless of the weather!"

— Colleen (Aug 12, 2007)

"Really friendly group."

— Susan Hubbard (Aug 8, 2007)

"I have been a member for awhile, but not participated, for various personal reasons. I plan to participate a lot more, and it was a nice opportunity to meet new people."

— Gloria Schmitten (Aug 6, 2007)

"Great 1st meet."

— Subhash Patel (Aug 5, 2007)

"Very friendly, interesting group who all appeared to have a gen uine interest for the outdoors."

— MarthaD (Jul 31, 2007)

"Enjoyed meeting people from the group and look forward to future outings!"

— Missy (Jul 18, 2007)

"very nice group. we always have a good time."

— suvie (Jul 14, 2007)

"Chris did a wonderful job of coordinating and organizing. I was impressed at the way he made an effort to connect with all of the participantx and ensure that they all had a pleasurable e experience."

— Gene (Jul 12, 2007)

"Meeting this group helped me want to get out more and meet with them again. Thanks for having a great group meeting. "

— Stephen W Herzog (Jul 10, 2007)

"So far all of the people i met have been great!"

— Greg (Jul 9, 2007)

"I'm very happy to be a part of it, and look forward to getting to know you all better."

— Fiora (Jul 9, 2007)

"I hope to go on more hikes soon!"

— Martha (Jul 9, 2007)

"Everyone is great, it is nice to be part of group that enjoys the outdoors."

— Paul (Jul 9, 2007)

"I really enjoy this group. It's a great group of people and I love the hiking!!! Keep up the good job!!!"

— Elaine (Jul 8, 2007)

"Great!"

— Rick (Jun 25, 2007)

"I love it!"

— Jeff Q (Jun 24, 2007)

"I would hike around the world with these guys!"

— jaime chandra (Jun 24, 2007)

"Very enjoyable and knowledgeable group. I really learned a lot and had a lot of fun at the same time. "

— Veronica (Jun 24, 2007)

"This was a great group of people. Everyone was friendly, and easy going."

— Suzanne (Jun 24, 2007)

"Looking forward to doing this walk again!"

— Judy (Jun 24, 2007)

"good group!"

— Jim Koehneke (Jun 19, 2007)

"My first event and I really enjoyed the relaxed, friendly group. I look forward to doing another trip."

— Deena (Jun 10, 2007)

"Good bunch of people that make you feel welcome"

— Cliff M. (May 22, 2007)

"Everyone was very nice. The group leaders are very knowledgable about outdoors activities, and that is great! I received a lot of good advice for future trips!"

— Jennifer Garrard (May 20, 2007)

"great time! enjoyed ching very much and the other members! would recommend it and will be going again if available!"

— Shannon (May 18, 2007)

"Great Meetup Group!"

— Jean Corbett (May 18, 2007)

"Great group, great organizer. "

— Patsy (May 16, 2007)

"Nice group Graet organizer"

— joe (May 11, 2007)

"Do more of the Mtn bike meetups. "

— LarryLife (May 11, 2007)

"I haven't been on many things but always enjoy what I do go on. Chris and the other organizers do a really great job."

— Betsey (May 7, 2007)

"Lots of friendly people from all over the Triangle, well organized. I'm looking forward to more MTB events with the group. "

— Jim (May 6, 2007)

"T-HOG rocks!"

— Jennifer (Apr 28, 2007)

"This is just an all around great group. Chris does a great job organizing and guiding us on hikes throughout the area."

— Cassandra (Cass) (Apr 24, 2007)

"Chris did a great job of making everyone feel welcome and he was a great nature tour guide!"

— Barbara (Apr 22, 2007)

"I am glad to have access to this awesome resource ... my thanks to Chris and all of the other organizers! "

— Blanca (Apr 5, 2007)

"This Meetup group is great...really nice, interesting, and very friendly people in this group!!"

— Todd (Apr 5, 2007)

"One of the best run MeetUps!!"

— Tom (Mar 29, 2007)

"Thanks Chris, for the hiking pole tip at Wal Mart."

— Anthony (Mar 28, 2007)

"Terrific group. "

— Sharon (Mar 28, 2007)

"This was my first meet-up I've attended. Turned out even better than I had hoped. Enjoyed the conversations I had with every single participant."

— barbara (Mar 26, 2007)

"I will be interested in attending more events!"

— Danny (Mar 24, 2007)

"Good company."

— Charles (Mar 3, 2007)

"I enjoyed the length of the hike, and the group. I tend to be more of a "plant gawker/ stop to look at stuff"-type, so the pace was a bit faster than what I'm used to. Overall, it was an interesting trail, and a fun hike with a good leader and group. thanks kc-"

— Michele (Feb 27, 2007)

"Still enjoying it:):)"

— Crissy (Feb 25, 2007)

"keepup the good work for us all to join in and enjoy. thank you."

— Steve D M (Feb 24, 2007)

"How about doing a walk through the Govenors Club community? "

— Larry (Feb 21, 2007)

"Very nice people, very active group. Events fill up fast."

— Ruth Finch (Feb 11, 2007)

"Absolutely rockin."

— Ian Thomas (Feb 4, 2007)

"Everyone was very personable and friendly. I liked the way most people made it a point to work their way around the group to have a chat with almost everyone. I really got a good feeling about the attendees at this particular event. I hope everyone is as friendly at future events."

— Stephanie (Feb 4, 2007)

"The group is great, I appreciate that there are so many options of different levels of difficulty for hiking/biking on the weekends."

— Camille.. (Jan 29, 2007)

"This was my first time with the hiking group. I really enjoyed it. The people were very welcoming and it was fun to hike a trail I haven't been on very much. "

— Nancy (Jan 21, 2007)

"I'm very excited to find other people that enjoy hiking and very impressed with how well the group is run and the number of events offered."

— Jennifer (Jan 20, 2007)

"Thank you Joe for organizing this event."

— DancingGal (Jan 15, 2007)

"We missed out on one person whom got to the meetup but was unable to ride because of the group was short one helmet. Probably need to better coordinate equipment before the meetup."

— Chris (Jan 14, 2007)

"Thanks to Chris and crew for leading some great hikes."

— Brian (Jan 9, 2007)

"Great group, nice people!!!"

— Paula (Jan 6, 2007)

"Great! Love the number of events, the various trails, the limited number of participants allows for getting to know people well. Looking forward to going to a lot more. "

— Trish P (Jan 3, 2007)

"I'm excited about experiencing more events in this group"

— Dennis (Jan 2, 2007)

"...I'm loving it!!"

— SueDew (Dec 31, 2006)

"Thanks for organizing these events, Chris!"

— Chris (Dec 26, 2006)

"Great!"

— Susan (Dec 21, 2006)

"This meetup group is great in that it's diverse in it's activities. The amount of activities is great..for example, you miss one hike/walk and there is another a couple days later, if that long. I look forward to participating in many more events."

— nancy (Dec 18, 2006)

"This is the best I've seen. Very fun!"

— Daryl (Dec 12, 2006)

"Great group. Great people. "

— SnoresLikeBuffalo (Nov 14, 2006)

"Couldn't tell who was from Meetup and who were regulars at the dance but no big deal and did it really matter? No. FYI if you want to do another dance venue, the Elks Lodge in Raleigh on Sunday night is also fun. "

— Rebecca (Nov 12, 2006)

"so glad I joined."

— Roz (Nov 9, 2006)

"Excellent!"

— Shu-yi (Nov 7, 2006)

"love this group!"

— Steph (Nov 6, 2006)

"The other group members were great. I enjoyed meeting, camping, and rafting with them all. "

— kevin (Oct 9, 2006)

"This was an absolutely awesome group, everyone was friendly and talkative and made you feel like an old member immediately."

— Julie Bradley (Oct 5, 2006)

"Don't forget to bring some water & stay hydrated. "

— Chris (Sep 29, 2006)

"I'm happy I found this group!"

— Tamara (Sep 7, 2006)

"Very organized and everyone is very helpful. "

— Trina (Aug 20, 2006)

"This has to be one of the few events I've actually seen emailed out. I think this was the first time I've ever done anything with this group because events fill up before I can check the website for new postings."

— Sara (Aug 18, 2006)

"It was great. Pushpal and I had a great time."

— Desiree' (Aug 15, 2006)

"Everyone was welcoming and I'll definitely continue with the group."

— Paula (Aug 15, 2006)

"Friendly folks"

— Debbie B (Aug 13, 2006)

"Great group of people - friendly, interesting, and enjoyable to enjoy the woods with."

— Sean (Jul 31, 2006)

"I enjoyed the folks and thought that the pace was good. I was lucky enough to have a little tour of Bolivia at the same time thanks to my hiking partner."

— Jeanne (Jun 28, 2006)

"This was my first opportunity to attend an event since joining. I parted this evening with a good impression of the group and its members. Thanks for organizing the hike."

— Jean T (Jun 28, 2006)

"Seems like a really great group of people"

— Shari (Jun 27, 2006)

"I'm looking forward to more adventures with this group."

— Michelle (Jun 3, 2006)

"I am happy to be a part of this group. Thanks for all you do!"

— MeBette (Jun 3, 2006)

"nice people. Chris is great"

— Jayne (Jun 1, 2006)

"FUn!!!"

— Flo (May 28, 2006)

"Still having a great time with the group."

— Shane (Apr 27, 2006)

"I loved meeting this group. They all seem like fun people and I look forward to getting to know them better."

— Paige (Apr 3, 2006)

"I'm looking forward to future meet-ups!"

— Dee (Apr 2, 2006)

"Like all the people I've met, have made some new friends, great group! And the organizer ROCKS!!"

— Anna (Apr 1, 2006)

"Everyone I met and talked with in the group were awesome. Looking forward to seeing them down the road."

— Roy B (Apr 1, 2006)

"Great group thanks!"

— Dana (Mar 25, 2006)

"Great as usual :o)"

— Kevin (Feb 27, 2006)

"Thanks for organizing this Chris; I'll be at future hikes!"

— Linda (Feb 25, 2006)

" I always believe whatever the activity people make the difference and my feeling is that these people will make hiking events a lot more fun than I thought. They are very serious about their activities (Chris phoned 3 times!), they organize events very well and in advance. I am so glad that I have joined the group."

— Omur (Jan 15, 2006)

"I think the hiking meetup group rocks. I am so psyched I found it. Such great positive fun people."

— Elise (Jan 9, 2006)

"friendly group"

— Mimi (Nov 25, 2005)

"Chris is a superb Group leader,rates A+in every single category and has a super group of friends that always have a great time. "

— Beverly (Oct 24, 2005)

"Chris C. is awesome!! He did a wonderful job organizing, and was very prepared. He had extra raingear, and water! "

— Page Christenbury (Oct 23, 2005)

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