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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Americana - Exploring The Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail
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Map of Appalachian Trail
Volunteers help Appalachian Trail thrive as it marks 75 years
USA TODAY‎
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Howard McDonald doesn't carry a cellphone or a camera when he hikes some of the prettiest mountain country on Earth.
Appalachian Trail still blazes through Poconos after 75 years
Pocono Record ‎
Editor's note:This story has been correctes to reflect that the Appalachian Trail is not the longest trail in the U.S. and the main trail markers are white. Happy birthday to the Appalachian Trail, one of the longest hiking trails in the U.S., which turns 75 today.
Appalachian Trail still evolving after 75 years; 99 percent of path has been ...
Washington Post‎
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Like the people who hike it, the Appalachian Trail is always moving. Technically, Tuesday marks the 75th anniversary of its completion. But the 2180-mile path stretching across 14 states from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Katahdin, ...
Happy 75th Birthday Appalachian Trail!
Freeport Journal-Standard (blog)‎
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Appalachian Trail! The trail was constructed by the hard work of volunteers and Civilian Conservation Corps. members of the Maine Civilian Conservation Corps finished building a 2-mile section of ...
Appalachian Trail Celebrates 75 Years As The World's—Yes, The World's ...
National Parks Traveler ‎
When first proposed in 1921 by regional planner Benton MacKaye, the idea for a Appalachian trail was labeled “an experiment in regional planning.” Actually, it was a lofty philosophical experiment, intended to dilute the hold that industrialism had on modern ...
7 Things You Didn't Know about the Appalachian Trail
TIME ‎
There are many perils on the Appalachian Trail, including exposure, dehydration and wild animals. And then there's Randall Lee Smith. In 1981 Smith befriended two hikers on the trail. But in the middle of the night, while the three slept at the Appalachian ...
99% of Appalachian Trail Has Been Moved, Rebuilt
Newser ‎
(AP) – Like the people who hike it, the Appalachian Trail is always moving. Technically, tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of its completion. But the 2180-mile path stretching across 14 states from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Katahdin, Maine, is never really ...

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