In its 75 years, the Appalachian Trail has regularly been relocated, rebuilt.
ATC Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, WVA (Photo: Dave W.)
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - Like the people who hike it, the Appalachian Trail is always moving.
Technically, today marks the 75th anniversary of its completion. But the 2,180-mile path stretching across 14 states from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Katahdin, Maine, is never really finished.
It took 15 years for hundreds of volunteers, state and federal partners, trail maintenance clubs and young workers with the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps to build the original path. In the decades since, nearly 99 percent has been relocated or rebuilt, and transferred from private to public ownership.
That means the trail and about 250,000 contiguous acres are better-protected than ever from development and suburban sprawl.
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The 75th Anniversary Celebration in Harpers Ferry August 11 & 12 - all photos & captions by Dave W.:
Lots going on!
Left: Setting up the displays
Right: The ATC display
Left: Getting ready for the parade
Right: Listening to Gene Espy, the second AT thru-hiker
Carl and Angie are ready to guide young hikers on the mini-AT trail - a few of the states are shown below:
Left: VA - Hmmm.. wasn't someone going to make stiles to get over those fences?
Right: PA - Rocks, of course!
Left: VT - Lots of ponds
Right: ME - Crossing the Kennebec and climbing Katahdin
Hikers taking the requisite photo in front of ATC.
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