Entries filed under 'appalachian trail'

Top Tales from the Trail in 2011

Here's a nod of admiration to the hiking headliners of 2011: Jake Bramante of Kalispell, Mont., age 34, became the first person to hike all 734 miles of trail within Glacier National Park in a single hiking season. Jennifer Pharr Davis of Asheville, N.C., age 28, set a new overall speed record on the Appalachian Trail, covering the 2,181-mile route on a supported hike, north to south, in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes. She broke the previous mark, held by a male, by 26 hours and averaged 47 ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on December 29, 2011 8:11 PM & Tagged Hiking, Pacific Crest Trail and appalachian trail | permalink | Comments



Throwing a Party for Trail Magic on the Appalachian Trail

Damascus, Va. (pop. 981) may be a tiny town, but Trail Magic will be celebrated there in a big way this weekend. Up to 1,500 Appalachian Trail thru-hikers and as many as 30,000 outdoors devotees are expected to gather in Damascus starting Friday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Trail Days, a grassroots hiker hootenanny that for one weekend each May transforms this small patch of southwest Virginia into a sprawling harmonic convergence of hikers, helpers and random fresh-air lovers. "It's ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on May 16, 2011 5:22 PM & Tagged AT, Allyn Morton, Damascus, Hiking, REI Asheville, REI Pineville, Trail Days and appalachian trail | permalink | Comments



A Picture (from the Appalachian Trail) That's Worth 2,181 Words

What is this man thinking? If you think you know, have you ever felt the same way? I think I do, and I think I have. The image—a man, with ice crystals clinging to his cap, resting his head and upper body on the sign that marks the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail atop Maine's Mount Katahdin—appears on the cover the 2011 Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion, the 18th edition of the guidebook published by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, based in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. It is an ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on March 30, 2011 2:34 PM & Tagged Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Hiking, Springer Mountain, Thru-Hiker's Companion, appalachian trail and backpacking | permalink | Comments



Video: Doing the AT in Less Than 5 Minutes

Ever picture yourself thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail? While it can be a pleasant daydream for many of us, the time commitment is pretty intense. Well, no more. Thanks to this stop-motion video from Kevin Gallagher, you can experience much of the AT in around 5 whirlwind minutes. Sure, it’s an armchair adventure, but what a cool video! Some AT fun facts: - The trail was completed in 1937. - It’s the nation’s longest marked footpath: 2,181 miles. - Lowest elevation: 124 feet, near Trailside ...

Posted by Steve T on March 11, 2011 12:46 PM & Tagged Green Tunnel, Hiking, Kevin Gallagher, appalachian trail and video | permalink | Comments



Outdoor Love Train

Outdoor fun, as this sweet little video demonstrates, can be refreshingly simple. If you live in New York City and fair weather beckons, here's how you can get to the Appalachian Trail using just muscle power and public transportation. So inviting, and no car needed. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy offers a handy online resource for accessing the trail via trains, buses and airplanes. We can envision some REI shoppers following this video's breadcrumbs next fall, when REI opens its first ...

Posted by T.D. Wood on October 13, 2010 11:45 PM & Tagged Appalachian Trail Conservancy, REI Manhattan, REI Norwalk, appalachian trail and public transportation | permalink | Comments