Youngest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail details journey with mother ahead of Hiker Fest

In 2023, Nikki Bettis and her 15 children hiked the Appalachian Trail. Her youngest child, 7-year-old Opye, who uses the ...
Mountain Xpress

Transformative journey: Appalachian Trail thru-hiker reconsiders his life path

CALL ME HARLEY: After selling his house, most of his possessions and quitting his job, 58-year-old Henry Wasserman, under trail-name Harley, began his Appalachian journey on March 19. All photos ...
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Event invites cyclists to take Appalachian Journey

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Appalachian Mountaineer and the Appalachian Journey are upcoming races for bicycle riders who want to experience riding through the Appalachian Mountains. The journey takes ...
Lawrence Journal-World

‘One of the best things I’ve ever done’: Tonganoxie man reaches the final third of his journey along the Appalachian Trail

Dan Yunghans stands at the edge of McAfee Knob, an iconic stop along the Appalachian Trail located in Virginia’s Jefferson National Forest. Yunghans, an Army veteran from Tonganoxie, is two-thirds of ...
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Iowa veteran reflects on Appalachian Trail journey: ‘It really is a life-changing event’

WHO 13 NEWS – Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen completed the Appalachian Trail last week, hiking nearly 2,200 miles across 14 states in just five months. He joined Calyn Thompson on Today on Iowa to recap ...
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An unforgettable Appalachian Trail Journey: York County's Roxanne Strine reflects an a thru-hike of a lifetime

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — After hiking 2,197 miles over 169 days, York County's Roxanne Strine is reminiscing her Appalachian Trail (AT) journey that only a small group of hikers have ever accomplished. On ...