Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail is all about getting back in touch with nature, finding freedom from the restraints of ...

The number of hikers who have registered plans to attempt the Appalachian Trail in 2025 is down nearly 30% compared with last ...

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 ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Every year, thousands of hikers will look to take on the Appalachian Trail (AT). The trail spans just over 2,100 miles. However, not everyone who begins the hike will ...

Not everyone can (or wants to) spend five-plus months thru-hiking. Start with these abridged Appalachian Trail section hikes. Thru-hiking an epic cross-country trail can be the trip of a lifetime. Of ...

The Earl Shaffer Foundation is planning a 75th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Appalachian Trail Museum. It will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, located at 1120 ...

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Jacob Pepper has completed the Eastern Continental Trail from Key West, Florida to Newfoundland, Canada -- the longest and ...

HOT SPRINGS - As Hot Springs celebrates its annual Appalachian Trailfest event, some of the long-running festival's founders look back on the man who broke the mold in thru-hiking. This year marks the ...

For most AT thru-hikers, Katahdin is the finish line. For Will French, it was the halfway point on a 25-year, 4,320-mile journey along the prehistoric spine of the Appalachians. Will French didn’t ...

Two York High faculty members, five students and at least one alumnus gathered around Earl Shaffer’s bed in April 2002. They had traveled to the Lebanon Veterans Administration Hospital to induct this ...

In a movie or television show, “meet-cute” is the word used to describe two characters’ first meeting that eventually leads to a romantic connection. Mikaela Kostrubiak, 28, and Ben Van-Kooten, 32, ...