The Appalachian Trial is approximately 2,181 miles long and it passes through 14 states. The trail stretches from Georgia to Maine. In 1921 the trail was only idea but in 1937 the trail was completed. Each year the trail is rerouted in parts but the majority of the trail remains the same from year to year. The trail passes through 8 national forests and is maintained by 31 different clubs and parterships. Only white paint blazes mark the direction of the trail and some hikers have been known to get lost. Often Bryson complains about the quality of the maps of the trail. Each year about 300 people complete the Appalachian Trail all in one trip but that is a small fraction of people who have that intention when they start.
This is almost the same thing that I am reading about but you are traveling along the land and I am going straight up Mt. Everest. There seems to be a lot of similarities and things to connect to between the both of us.
ReplyDeletethis is so astonishing! i am amazed at how long it is and how many states it runs through. I think it is good that it is maintained so well by so many different clubs and partnerships and that over 300 people complete the trail.. thats a lot of traveling! i wonder how long it takes the average person to complete such a long trail through so many forests.
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