Tag: Appalachian trail
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The mountains are calling…
“The mountains are calling, and I must go.” While visiting Shenandoah National Park, I saw a bumper sticker with the famous quote, “the mountains are calling, and I must go.” It comes from writer and mountaineer, John Muir, who first penned the words in a letter to his sister Sarah. While hiking portions of the…
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail
One of my goals coming to Virginia was to hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail through Shenandoah National Park. The AT begins in Georgia and ends in Maine, crossing 14 states and approximately 2,200 miles. To hike the entire length of the trail takes anywhere between five to seven months. Growing up in Texas,…