1921

At the start of CT's Canaan RR Days, Howdy Singing Hawk, El Jefe (The Boss) and Mega ( whose hiking the AT twice, S then N)

Submitted by livfully

on Thu, 07/15/2021 - 16:33

Quoted From Bing:This is but a tiny portion of what's often called the longest hiking-only trail in the world. Today we're in Stokes State Forest along the top edge of New Jersey, and that 2-by-6-inch white stripe tells us that we're on the famous Appalachian Trail (the 'AT' to those in the know). And what a day to be here, for July 8, 2021, is the trail's 100th birthday.

It was 100 years ago today that the trail was first conceived by a Connecticut forester named Benton MacKaye.

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