“Do you want a beer, Moses?” I asked, as we sat by the campfire on a chilly, Maine evening. He accepted and I handed him a ...

World War II veteran Earl Shaffer was the first person to complete hiking the Appalachian Trail. When Shaffer began his journey at Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia, he intended it as a self-care retreat ...

Rounding out our summer re-run series, here’s a column from 2023 about a most determined hiker! Five years ago now, Diana Jackson was walking 2,192 miles. The Darien native is one of over 3,300 people ...

Officials have closed camping access at several sites along the Appalachian Trail due to reports of aggressive bears approaching hikers. The camping closure effective May 10 spans seven miles of the ...

The first time Tara Dower set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, in 2017, she had a panic attack. She felt alone and overwhelmed just eight days after setting off from the trail’s southern ...

At 80 years old, Betty Kellenberger recently became the oldest woman to ever hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) – The 36th annual Appalachian Trail Days festival kicked off in Damascus, Virginia with thousands of people expected to attend. The festival is a celebration of hiking for past ...

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What the public knew about Emma Gatewood was already remarkable. She was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail by herself in one season. She was 67 years old, a mother of 11, a ...

ADAMS — In a feat of athleticism and family, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children have hiked much of the Appalachian Trail. Nikki and 13 of her kids (some of the older ones join for day hikes on and off) ...