February 12, 2013
by David Ryan
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I once had a conversation with a young man at an outdoor store about the Appalachian Trail; he told me that he would never do the Appalachian Trail because one of his friends said it was just a long green … Continue reading
July 25, 2012
by David Ryan
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Ten years ago I wrote Long Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail for the Older Adventurer. The book is an invitation to the long distance hiking experience and is designed to help those 45 and older prepare for a long … Continue reading
June 22, 2012
by David Ryan
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A major surprise for me (or surreal experience, depending on your point of view) when I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1997 and 1998 was passing through an environmental Superfund zone just beyond Lehigh Gap in Pennsylvania. It made such an … Continue reading