Appalachian trail
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Hiking in Maine: A regular hiker’s guide to Appalachian Trail terminology
Thru-hikers will start rolling into Katahdin soon with deep tans, muscular legs, beat-up backpacks, distinct odors, and a language all their own.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
‘It improved me as a person’: Appalachian Trail inspires Norway hiker to complete ‘Triple Crown’
Tom Tomczyk recently completed North America's 'Triple Crown' of hiking: the Appalachian, Pacific Crest and Continental Divide trails.
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PublishedJune 1, 2022
Hiker dies after fall from Virginia cliff along Appalachian Trail
A man from the Netherlands fell off a cliff just north of the summit of McAfee Knob.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
‘Poor planning, poor decisions’: Hikers rescued from Spaulding Mountain
Game wardens said the two New York men, one 36 and the other 70, weren't ready for a hike in Maine in the winter.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Book review: The story of the Appalachian Trail conveyed through the characters associated with it
Billed as a biography, the book by Philip D'Anieri dispels some misconceptions about the purpose of the trail and the people who built and hiked it.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Waterville native takes his place in the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame
Stephen Clark spent nearly 70 years involved in some capacity on improving or promoting the Appalachian Trail. He's the third Mainer to be inducted into the hall.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
They set out to hike America’s 3 longest trails in less than a year. What could go wrong?
In the fall of 2020, they began working out twice a day to build up strength for a journey that would take them more than 7,000 miles, from snowy climes in the Eastern U.S. to desert pathways in the Southwest and lush forests in the Pacific Northwest.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2021
At 83, hiker becomes oldest ever to complete Appalachian Trail
Known as 'Nimblewill Nomad,' he hiked the trail in sections, completing the final bit in western Massachusetts on Sunday.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2021
Appalachian Trail thru-hiker prepares for his next adventure – kindergarten
The Virginia boy isn't the first child to complete the 2,193-mile trail and a pediatrician sees no harm as long as parents are realistic about the child's capabilities.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
A century after the Appalachian Trail was proposed, millions hike it to find ‘the breath of a real life’
The AT symbolizes opportunity – the chance to set out on a life-altering experience in the great outdoors.
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