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Since our retirement several years ago, we have been on the move almost continuously: sailing Live Now, long distance hiking, and taking extensive road trips (therapy hasn't helped). We established this Blog to share our small adventures with family and friends and, as our aging memories falter, remind ourselves of just how much fun we're having. We hope you enjoy it. Your comments and questions are greatly appreciated. Our reports here are mostly true except in those cases where there is no way for others to verify the actual facts.



Appalachian Trail



The Appalachian Trail,





  • Completed in 1937

  • Is a unit of the National Park Service.

  • Is the nation's longest marked footpath, at approximately 2,175 miles.

  • Is the first national scenic trail, designated in 1968.

  • Houses more than 2,000 occurrences of rare, threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant and animal species.

  • Crosses six national parks.

  • Traverses eight national forests.

  • Touches 14 states.

  • Crosses numerous state and local forests and parks.

  • Is maintained by 30 trail clubs and multiple partnerships.

  • Lowest elevation: 124 feet.

  • Highest elevation: 6,625 feet.

  • There are 165,000 blazes along the length of the Trail.

  • More than 9,000 people have reported hiking the length of the Trail.
  • Each year about 2-3000 attempt a Thru Hike (completing the entire AT in one season) . Only 10 to 20% are successful.

  • It takes approximately 5 million footsteps to walk the entire length of the Trail.
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