Tom Lange at the summit of Mount Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine and the end of his 2,178-mile trek.
Lange was one of only 438 people credited with hiking the entire length of the trail nonstop last year.
Tom Lange at the summit of Mount Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine and the end of his 2,178-mile trek.
Lange was one of only 438 people credited with hiking the entire length of the trail nonstop last year.
Good for him!!!
Franconia Ridge in New Hampshire, along the Appalachian Trail.
Great story. Every year my dad, grandfather, and myself hike a portion of the Appalachian trail in one day. My grandfather is now 79 years old. Up until about 3 years ago we used to do 28 miles in one day. My grandfather just couldn’t finish that year. He does run 5 miles every morning though.
Wow, good for him.
I saw the title and thought this was going to be about Mark Sanford.
I was born and raised just a few miles from the AT. I have hiked parts of it, but the idea of hiking the whole trail never appealed to me. But then again, my hobby doesn’t appeal to a lot of folks - so if it’s your thing go for it. Just wanted to thank everyone for the photos. I live a long way from there now, and your beautiful pictures have made an old hillbilly homesick. I surely miss it.-—JM
Thanks for all the wonderful pix. Have been thinking about doing this. The trail goes right by property of my relatives in Virginia.
Remember the book “ A Walk in the Woods”
Nice that he completed his journey
Glad he made it. It is a great accomplishment. The photo of the rocks looks like the Maryland part of the trail.
I attempted a 500 mile AT hike a couple summers ago and ended up falling a few times too many. Nearly broke an ankle when I stepped into a hole in some rocks and fell (again). I flattened my right patella and re-injured my left knee, shredding the meniscus even worse than before. Total falls 7, total miles 34.
So, now I’m kayaking. No plans for a long distance kayak but would love to kayak the inland waterway if I could find a few others who’d join me.
Great stuff! Congrats.