The name of the game: when you thru-hike the AT, the secret to success could be as simple as the trail alias you choose
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Many hikers on the Appalachian Trail assume special trail names that describe their personality or attitude towards life. One man describes how he was shunned by fellow hikes at a shelter because he did not have a trail name. He then adopted a moniker and found acceptance.
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1996
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Start your own trail club
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Trail clubs can help hikers get involved in the hiking community, meet other hikers, and learn more about local trails. The Coachella Valley Hiking Club in California began with a classified newspaper ad in 1992 and had over 1,000 members 3 years later.
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1995
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Don and Ed's grand vision: two guys decide to get involved, and the 300-mile Chinook Trail is born
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Two Washington state school administrators decided in 1989 to found the Chinook Trail Assn. Cannard and Robertson have since dedicated tremendous time and effort to the project. The proposed route and problems encountered along the way are discussed.
Publication Name: Backpacker
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0277-867X
Year: 1995
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