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TIME TRAVEL the Wild East Historical and Cultural Experience TTHHEE OFFOFFIICCIALIAL MAMAGGAAZZIINNEE OFOF TTHHEE AAPPPPalaalaCHCHIAIANN trailtrail CONSCONServaervaNCYNCY // SUSUmmermmer 20192019 TIME TRAVEL The Wild East Historical and Cultural Experience Significance of Scenic Views Hot Springs, North Carolina 06 / CONTRIBUTORS 08 / PRESIDENT’S LETTER 10 / LETTERS 51 / TRAIL GIVING 18 / TRAILHEAD View from the A.T. in Harriman/Bear Mountian Happenings in the Trail community state parks, New York – By Raymond Salani III 40 / APPALACHIAN FOCUS A moment at Mahoosuc Notch 42 / A.T. COMMUNITIES 24 / TIME Adventure and unwind in Hot Springs, North Carolina 46 / TRAIL STORIES T R AV EL Spirit and grace carry on U.S. history and culture resonate in the Wild East 48 / INDIGENOUS 14 / SCENIC VIEWS Shortleaf pine ecosystem The significance of breathtaking views beyond the footpath 50 / RECOMMENDED Historic summer reads 34 / THE A.T. STORY The A.T. Museum tells the story of the Trail 54 / PARTING THOUGHT Love and diversity 36 / MOUNTAIN PLAYGROUND Trailblazing women of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club ON THE COVER Sunrise at Blackrock Summit — just steps from the Trail in Shenandoah 38 / REELING IN THE MILES National Park – Photo by Lori Mier Fishing spots abound for the passionate angler Summer 2019 / A.T. Journeys 03 THE MAGAZINE OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY / SUMMER 2019 ATC EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP MISSION Sandra Marra / President & CEO The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s mission is to preserve and manage Stacey J. Marshall / Vice President of Finance & Administration SUPPORTING THE the Appalachian Trail — ensuring that Elizabeth Borg / Vice President of Membership & Development its vast natural beauty and priceless APPALACHIAN TRAIL Laura Belleville / Vice President of Conservation & Trail Programs cultural heritage can be shared and CONSERVANCY Cherie A. Nikosey / Chief of Staff enjoyed today, tomorrow, and for Brian B. King / Publisher centuries to come. A.T. JOURNEYS Wendy K. Probst / Editor in Chief BOARD OF DIREctoRS Traci Anfuso-Young / Art Director / Designer Colin Beasley / Chair Shop National Park-inspired apparel and Greg Winchester / Vice Chair accessories that help fund projects in CONTRIBUtoRS Edward R. Guyot / Secretary your favorite places. Jordan Bowman / Communications Manager Mary Higley / Treasurer Beth Critton SHOP AT WWW.PARKSPROJECT.US | @PARKSPROJECT Laurie Potteiger / Information Services Manager Grant Davies Brittany Jennings / Proofreader Shalin Desai Norman P. Findley Thomas L. Gregg Daniel A. Howe MEMBERSHIP ADVERTISING Robert Hutchinson For membership questions A.T. Journeys is published four times James LaTorre or to become a member, call: per year. Advertising revenues directly Colleen Peterson (304) 885-0460 support the publication and production of Rubén Rosales the magazine, and help meet Appalachian Trail Conservancy objectives. For more PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY CIRCLE [email protected] information and advertising rates, visit: Hon. C. Stewart Verdery, Jr. / Co-Chair appalachiantrail.org/atjadvertising Hon. Stephanie Martz / Co-Chair Diana Christopulos Constance I. DuHamel The staff of A.T. Journeys welcomes A.T. Journeys is published A.T. Journeys ( ISSN 1556-2751) is editorial inquiries, suggestions, on Somerset matte paper published quarterly for $15 a year by Lisa Koteen Gerchick and comments. Email: manufactured by Sappi North the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Jessica Herrera-Flanigan [email protected] America mills and distributors 799 Washington Street, Harpers R. Michael Leonard Observations, conclusions, that follow responsible forestry Ferry, WV 25425, (304) 535-6331. Robert Rich opinions, and product practices. It is printed with Soy Bulk-rate postage paid at Harpers Thomas Torrisi endorsements expressed in A.T. Seal certified ink in the U.S.A. Ferry, West Virginia, and other Journeys are those of the authors by Sheridan NH in Hanover, New offices. Postmaster: Send change- Sara Hazelwood Yanes and do not necessarily reflect those Hampshire. of-address Form 3575 to A.T. of members of the board or staff of Journeys, P.O. Box 807, Harpers the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. Ferry, WV 25425. © 2019 Appalachian Trail Conservancy. All rights reserved. *APR=Annual Percentage Rate. APR is current as of 5/1/19 and is subject to change without notice. APR is based on evaluation of credit history, so your rate may differ. Additional rates and terms are available. Vacation loan payment example: Loan amount of $5,000 for 24 months at 7.99% APR will have a monthly payment of $226.91. ADVENTURE / EXPLORE / PLAY OUTSIDE COntrIBUTOrs THE DRIVE FROM MARYLAND INTO WEST VIRGINIa — oVER THE THE SHEER MAGNITUDE Potomac and then Shenandoah rivers — is my singular favorite stretch of road. Family OF HISTORICAL EVENTS Not just because it is where I used to play, float lazily on innertubes, and attempt “ to kayak when the rapids were low in the summers of my college years, but for CONVERGING WITH THE the sheer magnificence of the views and the deep reverence I feel for the history A.T. CHALLENGED ME surrounding the area. History flows like a river along the length of the A.T. In some areas, like the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac in Harpers Hiking TO FIND THE COMMON Ferry, it flows quite literally. U.S. history and culture are intertwined THREAD OF THE inextricably in so many places along the Trail that it is easy to liken the footpath MOUNTAINS AND GAPS AS to a portal for time travel. In this ancient but somehow ageless Appalachian mountain range, time loops from past to future and back again revealing old Day BARRIER, PASSAGE, AND and new messages — of the significance of dazzling scenic views, the stories LIFE SOURCE behind some of the oldest historical places in the U.S., and the importance of Marina Richie cultural diversity in the outdoor-loving recreational community. SEPTEMBER ” Wendy K. Probst / Editor in Chief 28, 2019 Jennifer Pharr Davis Audrey Peterman Tim Bower Marina Richie Jennifer Pharr Davis is a hiker, Audrey Peterman grew up in the Tim Bower is an illustrator After a deep dive into history, author, and speaker who has proverbial “village” that it takes to living and working in eastern Marina Richie has a piece of advice hiked more than 14,000 miles raise a child. Free to roam the lush Pennsylvania. Over the last three for fellow hikers: If you want and traversed the Appalachian Jamaican countryside with a host decades, his editorial work has to time travel, pause to touch Trail three times. In 2011, she of village children, she feasted on been commissioned by major U.S. a boulder and feel the passage set the overall unofficial speed mangoes, guavas, and limitless newspapers, magazines, and book of human history grounded in record on the A.T. (averaging 47 fruits and sat on the riverbanks publishers, and has been recognized geology and shaped by the north- miles per day for 46 days). She observing life in the water while by the illustration/design industry. south mountain range. has also logged over 600 miles doing her homework. He has also produced artwork for Marina often writes about pregnant and over 1,000 miles "When I migrated to the United advertising campaigns, annual the confluence of nature and while nursing. She founded the States and discovered the National reports, and character design for culture, and authored the winter Blue Ridge Hiking Company — a Park System, I was shocked to film for clients including: Sony, 2019 feature, “Wild Skyway.” premier guiding service in the find the disparity in visitorship and Nike, Volkswagen, Red Bull, ESPN, “Researching this piece offered southeastern U.S., which recently employment along racial lines,” Major League Baseball and Blue new and often emotional insights launched a lightweight hiking and she says. She and her husband Sky Studios. Tim has served on the into the Cherokee Trail of Tears, backpacking boutique in Asheville Frank have been striving to remedy faculty of several college illustration and those who traversed the and a bunkhouse on the A.T. in Hot this situation through consulting, programs, most currently the Underground Railroad, as well as Springs, North Carolina. “It was a writing, speaking, and physically University of the Arts in Philadelphia. stories from the Revolutionary joy to write this piece because the introducing people to the parks. “As an editorial illustrator I’m offered and Civil wars, and the CCC-era,” scenic views along the Appalachian She served five three-year terms assignments on current events she says. “The sheer magnitude of Trail are the first place where I felt on the Board of Trustees for the most frequently, so the occasional historical events converging with fully beautiful, self-assured, and a National Parks Conservation historical or fictional themes are the A.T. challenged me to find the THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY INVITES YOU TO GET OUTSIDE AND part of the natural environment,” Association and is co-founder of always welcome and have become common thread of the mountains she says. Jennifer is also the author the Diverse Environmental Leaders preferred,” he says. “This article, and gaps as barrier, passage, and EXPERIENCE THE WONDER AND BEAUTY OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL. several critically acclaimed books, Speakers Bureau. with its substantial conceptual heft life source." Held on National Public Lands Day, Family Hiking Day is an opportunity to introduce your including Becoming Odyssa and The was a pleasure to dig into, not only children to America’s premier footpath, and all of the benefits that come from being active Pursuit of Endurance. for its interesting imagery but for its historical and cultural significance.” and spending time outdoors. TO PLAN AN A.T. HIKE FOR YOUR FAMILY VISIT: 06 A.T. Journeys / Summer 2019 APPALACHIANTRAIL.ORG/FAMILYHIKE PresIdent’S letter New York 225 miles Chambersburg Gettysburg RESILIENCE, DEDICATION AND ASPIRATION Accidentally Washington DC 85 miles GLUTEN AS THE AppALACHIAN TRAIL ness campaign called “Wild East,” SINCE Conservancy’s (ATC) president/ which has served as the common EE CEO, it has been my privilege to banner uniting the most inspir- FR share in the rich A.T.
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