The People's Path, and America's First National
Scenic Trail
"The body of the Trail is provided by the lands it
traverses, and its soul is in the living stewardship of the
volunteers and workers of the Appalachian Trail community."
-from the Appalachian Trail Management Principles, and
the A.T. Comprehensive Plan
APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL
The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) is a 2,175-mile long
footpath stretching through 14 eastern states from Maine
to Georgia. Conceived in 1921 and first completed in 1937,
it traverses the wild, scenic, wooded, pastoral, and
culturally significant lands of the Appalachian Mountains.
A.T. Hiking Trail
The A.T. is a hiking trail, enjoyed by an estimated 4
million people each year. It is within a day's drive of
2/3rds of the U.S. population. People of all ages and
abilities enjoy short walks, day hikes, and long-distance
backpacking journeys. It offers a variety of opportunities
for viewing spectacular scenery, for exploring, for
adventure, for exercise, for nature study, and for
renewal.
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The A.T. is managed cooperatively by the National Park
Service, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC),
volunteers from 30 local A.T. Clubs, the USDA Forest
Service, and other public land-managing agencies. Within
this partnership, thousands of volunteers do much of the
work each year to keep the Trail open for all to enjoy.
The Trail is on more than 75 different federal and state
forests and park lands.
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ATC is the volunteer-based nonprofit organization
dedicated to the protection and management of the A.T. and
its associated lands - a 250,000 acre greenway from
Katahdin to Springer Mountain. ATC is the primary source
of information about the A.T. Visit them at
www.appalachiantrail.org.
Did You Know?
There are approximately 260 trail shelters on the Appalachian Trail.
Shelters and campsites are spaced about a days hike apart along the A.T.
Forgotten Founders Historic Documents and Coins of Freedom - By Stanley
L. Klos - Last Exhbit at the 2008 GOP Convention:
http://www.pinellasrepublican.org/
Forgotten Founders Historic Documents and Coins of Freedom - By Stanley
L. Klos
The United Colonies 1st
government began in a Philadelphia Tavern
and the United States 1st federal government ended in a
NYC Tavern!
The Founders convened the government in 11 different capitol buildings and
experienced 15 years of challenges that
included war,
hyper-inflation, a failed
constitution, judicial corruption, armed citizen and U.S. Army rebellions.
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