Posts Should relate to the Appalachian Trail or Appalachian Trail adjacent topics. All posts should be related to the AT specifically, and to and extent hiking sections of it. A post about a new bear box policy put into place in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is adjacent to the AT as it will affect the trail and hikers on it.

I ran back up the trail and got to my pack, took out my headlamp and kept hiking into the night. I only did maybe three miles and then had to look for a stealth spot to camp. I finally found a small flat spot barely big enough for my tent right off the trail by like 2 feet. I threw up my tent and wasnt even hungry from dehydration.

Oct 5, 2022 · Saw a UFO at Guyot shelter in the whites this August during my LASH of NE. Woke up to pee and look at the stars around 2am, noticed that one star was moving much faster and omni-directionally than the others.

Jan 15, 2023 · The rules are: for backcountry camping you must have a free permit (which used to be available at kiosks along the trail just before you enter the park, but since COVID they have run out at times) or you can fill out an online permit and use the confirmation email for your permit here: Backcountry Camping Permit - Shenandoah National Park (U.S ...

In 2015 I quit my corporate Manhattan job and set out on the Appalachian Trail alone. It took me 4.5 months to complete. Since hiking I have been dealing with a lot of different challenges, post trail depression, trying to find a job and doing physical therapy to get my body back to being able to hike at all. My Proof:

Oct 5, 2011 · The Appalachian Trail is a 2,181 mile continuous scenic trail that spans from Springer Mountain in northern Georgia all the way up to Mt. Katahdin in Maine's Baxter State Park. It was started in the 1920s by a guy named Benton MacKaye, and finished in the early 30s by Myron Avery, who became the first man to hike the entire thing, though not in ...

Not on trail, but in a trail town during a section hike in CT/MA the weather turned bad and my buddy and I headed into Great Barrington and got a room at a cheap motel (can't remember the name). At one point in the night I wake up to see that someone has opened the window and is sticking their head into the room.

There was this dude with the trail name Bismarck, aka James T. Hammes. What a wild story. Started living on the AT full time in 2009 after being accused of embezzlement.

May 16, 2017 · Thru-Hiker's Journey is a backpacking simulation game on the Appalachian Trail for Android and iOS. You start hiking at Springer Mountain and try to survive all the way to Mt. Katahdin. Budget your resources and make careful decisions at shelters and towns. Plodding along down the trail, everything seems fine. Then disaster strikes!

Mar 9, 2022 · As always, there are further informative links regarding the trail in the sidebar (or the about section on mobile) that might help you with a lot of general trail info. Whiteblaze Shuttle List - A comprehensive list updated for the 2022 season of shuttle drivers up and down the trail and where they serve.