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July 25, 2023 | 9:30 AM

1,000+ miles down, 1,000+ to go; time for ice cream on the Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail through-hikers mark the halfway point of the trail by eating a half gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
November 8, 2021 | 5:34 AM

‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, is the oldest to hike the Appalachian Trail

“I’ve a got a couple of skid marks on me, but I’m OK. You’ve got to have an incredible resolve to do this.”

By The Associated Press
June 5, 2021 | 9:25 AM

Traumatized veterans heal through the power of nature

In 2019, Mario Kovach hiked the 85-mile Susquehannock Trail in Potter and Clinton counties. That’s where he learned that nature can restore what life has taken.

By Daniel Patrick Sheehan/The Allentown Morning Call

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February 8, 2021 | 5:16 AM

Virginia community hopes for Appalachian Trail festival despite COVID-19

Trail Days, a popular festival that features a parade, auction, music and more, was canceled last May in Damascus, a small town of about 1,000 near Virginia’s border with Tennessee.

By Bristol Herald Courier
January 25, 2021 | 3:52 PM

Hikers told to forgo entire Appalachian Trail due to virus

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy made the suggestion because it feels the pandemic makes long-distance hikes unsafe.

By The Associated Press
July 15, 2020 | 7:42 AM

Despite COVID-19, some hikers go the distance on the Appalachian Trail

"I put so many other things in life on hold to come out and do the trail and this was my one chance to do it,"
By Susan Sharon/NPR
June 16, 2020 | 6:22 AM

Supreme Court says pipeline may cross underneath Appalachian Trail

By Becky Sullivan, Laurel Wamsley/NPR
February 22, 2020 | 9:33 AM

Supreme Court pipeline fight could disrupt how the Appalachian Trail is run

Either way the court rules, it’s not the end of the road for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline or for the environmental groups.

By Becky Sullivan/NPR
October 18, 2019 | 9:00 AM

Authorities: Missing hiker’s body found on Appalachian Trail

Authorities say Michael Kaiser was last heard from Oct. 12, when he used his cellphone to communicate with his brother. Kaiser was considered an expert hiker.

By The Associated Press
September 16, 2019 | 6:12 AM

Township zoning aims to bar pipelines, turbines near trail

By The Associated Press
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