Archive for the ‘Hiker Stories’ Category
Retired librarian dies in hiking accident
By William P. Davis
Francis “Frank” Wihbey, who worked at the University of Maine’s Fogler Library for more than 30 years, died Tuesday in a hiking accident, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Read the rest of this entry »
Couple takes a hiking honeymoon
If marriage is meant to be a lifetime journey, then what is a 5½-month trek through the wilderness, wading through waist-deep waters and pausing breathless at scenic overlooks?
For newlyweds Wes and Kendra Jackson, the trip of a lifetime. Read the rest of this entry »
After May scare, hiker is back on the trails
The blind hiker who was found near the Appalachian Trail in May after wandering lost for nearly a week says the experience hasn’t kept him away from the outdoors. Read the rest of this entry »
Montoursville woman hikes Appalachian Trail in less than 6 months
Three pairs of shoes, 2,144 miles, 6 months or 165 days and memories for lifetime – stick that on a resume.
From March 15 to Aug. 26, Dede Harner of Montoursville, hiked the Appalachian Trail from end to end – starting at Springer Mountain, Ga., and finishing atop Mt. Katahdn, Maine. Read the rest of this entry »
Centerville grads rack up miles and life lessons on Appalachian Trail
Sometimes nothing makes sense like a long walk in the woods.
That’s what 22-year-old Centerville residents Connor Burke and Travis Smith decided last May. Almost five-and-a-half months and more than 2,100 miles later, they weren’t sorry.
The experience, they say, changed them in many ways, including their view of their fellow man. But more about that later. Read the rest of this entry »
Appalachian Trail hiker writes book
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jeff Alt promises not to be as hungry this time as he was on a previous trip through West Virginia.
It was 1998. Alt was hiking the 2,159-mile Appalachian Trail at the time, and he stopped at a Harpers Ferry buffet to eat. As he walked back from the food line for the umpteenth time, with a hot fudge sundae stacked three times as high as it should have been, he heard a woman exclaim, “That’s it! I’m going to walk that Appalachian Trail so I can eat like that!” Read the rest of this entry »
Slices of life: Berks man achieves lifelong goal of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail
By Jill E. Sheetz
Reading Eagle
Berks County, PA – At 20, Andrew Crow of Maxatawny Township has achieved a lifelong goal. He recently hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, covering about 2,175 miles spanning 14 states. Read the rest of this entry »
A hiker hostel steeped in history
Sharla Bardin
sharla.bardin@roanoke.com, 381-1669
PEARISBURG — The hostel tucked away in Giles County’s woods is more than a place for hungry and exhausted hikers to rest a bit.
It also gives them a taste of home.
And Brian Scheller welcomed that feeling last week when he left the Appalachian Trail for a few nights’ stay at Wood’s Hole Hostel. The hostel is on Sugar Run Road, nestled in the gap between Pearis and Sugar Run mountains.
Scheller, 22, who started his journey on the trail in Maine in July, saw a flyer about the hostel and decided to check it out. He found the log cabin and adjacent bunkhouse inviting and was impressed with its rustic and down-to-earth vibe. Read the rest of this entry »
PR-B graduate Thundershield hikes Appalachian Trail
By Kelly Virden
Pine River Journal Editor
For Trevor Thundershield, a more than six-month adventure hiking the Appalachian Trail taught him about physical perseverance and the best sides of human nature.
The 2003 Pine River-Backus graduate was living in Florida when he got the idea to hike the entire trail from a friend.
He didn’t know much about the 2,178-mile long trail that stretches through 14 states, starting in Georgia and ending in Maine, but decided to do it anyway.
Thundershield started his journey on March 29 by himself. Read the rest of this entry »
Out for a walk on the Appalachian Trail
By DAN NAUMOVICH
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
Posted Nov 20, 2009 @ 12:00 AM
On the morning of Aug. 26, Marc Sanson of Springfield updated the status on his Facebook page:
“Got up at 4 a.m. yesterday to climb Mt. Katahdin. Weather was perfect. My feet are sore and blistered, my palms are torn to shreds, and my back, shoulders and legs are screaming in pain. Took 6 hour(s) to summit, and another 5 to descend — but we made it! Possibly the greatest day of my life.”
About five months before that post, Sanson, 42, had departed on foot from Springer Mountain in Georgia. Accompanied by his friend Liz Moran and his trusty dog, Einstein, the Belleville native was setting out on a dream: to hike the Appalachian Trail across 14 states to the top of Mount Katahdin in Maine.
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