This video runs for over seven minutes and contains great pictures of one thru-hikers hike on the AT.
Archive for the ‘Appalachian Trail’ Category
February 8th, 2010
Appalachian Trail Hiking Video
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Locations 
Tags: Appalachian Trail, at, hike, hiking, video 
No Comments »February 7th, 2010
Appalachian Trail License Plate
You can support the Appalachian Trail Conservancy by purchasing an Appalachian Trail license plate for your state (if it’s participating). Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina currently are offering AT license plates and the ATC has received approval for Georgia plates and is taking orders. I’m submitting my application for a plate first thing Monday [...]
February 25th, 2009
Hogpen to Unicoi – North Georgia Hiking Trip
There are over 70 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Each section offers unique and beautiful valleys and mountains with breathtaking views. One of my favorite sections starts at Hogpen Gap and ends at Unicoi Gap. This 14 miles section starts on Hwy 348 of the Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway and ends about [...]
Posted in Appalachian Trail Tags: Appalachian Trail, Appalachian Trail Georgia, at, georgia, helen, hog pen gap, hogpen gap, unicoi gap 2 Comments »August 4th, 2008
Karl Meltzer Starts 47 Day A.T. Quest Aug 5th
Uber Athlete Karl Meltzer will begin his quest tomorrow (August 5th) to complete the entire Appalachian Trail in 47 days. This will be an amazing achievement as the current record is 47 days and 13 hours. Hiking Trip Reports wishes Karl the best and will be watching closely. Currently it’s raining like a big dog [...]
July 24th, 2008
Man Will Attempt to Hike Entire A.T. in 47 Days
Extreme hiker and athlete Karl Meltzer is attempting to hike the entire Appalachian Trail in 47 days. This will be quite a feat as it takes most hikers six months (180+ days) to complete the trail, if they complete it at all. Starting August 5th this Utah native will get to experience East Coast humidity [...]
Posted in Appalachian Trail, Hiking News Tags: Appalachian Trail, at, karl meltzer, record breaker, wheres karl 6 Comments »October 24th, 2007
Florida Couple Completes Appalachian Trail Hike
I love stories about people that go into nature and learn about themselves while beating self-doubt and perceived physical limitations. This story is about a married couple from Florida who decided to hike the Appalachian Trail after watching the PBS documentary Appalachian Impressions.
Neither had ever hiked for more than one day at a time and [...]
October 8th, 2007
63 Year Old Hikes 2000 mile Appalachian Trail
The Baby Boomers are the first generation to prove that you don’t have to get old just because you’ve seen a few too many calendars. Sixty-three year old Bobby Yerike just finished hiking the Appalachian Trail for the second time. Instead of playing shuffleboard in a resort community in Fort Myers he’s accomplishing feats that [...]