Michigan senior, 80, becomes oldest woman to hike Appalachian Trail — here’s how to add years to your life (and slash thousands in healthcare costs)

At 80, with a replaced knee and a backpack nearly as big as she was, the retired Michigan teacher set out to walk 2,200 miles ...
The Washington Post

Types of people you meet on the Appalachian Trail (who are not trees)

What does your brain do when you’re hiking along endlessly, mile after mile? It makes lists. Rusty and Mica Foster after completing the 100-Mile Wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine, ...
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Celebrating 100 years of hiking: Stories from the Appalachian Trail

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — The 2,197-mile Appalachian Trail, which runs from Georgia to Maine, celebrated its centennial in March. FOX43 featured the history of the trail and how hikers and other ...