Why I hiked across Massachusetts three times
I just got back from a 50-mile late season hike on the New England National Scenic Trail. This time, my hiking buddy Wayne and I completed the hike through Massachusetts (having already walked through Connecticut on prior trips). At the end of this hike, we realized we had now walked across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts […]
The Surprising Story of Antonin Dvorak, The Chicago World’s Fair and the Appalachian Trail
“In September 1893, a 15-year-old boy from Massachusetts spent the day touring the Chicago World’s Fair. He had traveled there by train with two of his older brothers to visit their father, who had spent the previous year onsite, preparing for the event. The family patriarch, Steele MacKaye (pronounced Mack-eye), had arrived in Chicago in […]
Tips for hiking on the Appalachian Trail During Hunting Season
Some people assume that hunting is not allowed on the Appalachian Trail. It’s a dangerous assumption to make. The fact is that hunting is only forbidden on the 900 or so miles of the Trail that cross National Park Service land. Wherever you are hiking, it’s easy to imagine that you will be safe if […]
The Appalachian Trail was a Start-up
The revolutionary idea to create a multi-state long-distance hiking trail was an uncertain prospect from the beginning.