In 1951, always an adventurer, he was the second person to walk the trail in a “thru-hike,” from Georgia to Maine, in an arduous 123 days. He later met the first to do so. By Richard Sandomir Gene ...
It’s understandable why the Appalachian Trail (AT) gets all the glory when it comes to East Coast hiking. America’s first thru-hike definitely deserves its holy grail status, but its legendary ...