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Articles From May/June 2025

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Gifts of the Land: Boys a-Berrying in Botetourt

The simple act of berry picking can embody many other pieces of the outdoors.
Photo is from Emma Gatewood’s second AT hike, in 1957. She is at Lonesome Lake, New Hampshire.

Emma Gatewood’s Walk

Seventy years ago this May, a 67-year-old woman set out from the Georgia mountains in tennis shoes with the goal to walk until she got to Maine, something no other woman had done.
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Singing in the Garden: Telling the Truth

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." ーMark Twain
Stanley Abbott

From the Editor: Saluting Stanley Abbott

He created the first park of its kind.
The Appalachian Trail walk into Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is a delight from either direction.

Seven AT Hikes-to-Stays

Get a taste of the Great Trail, great lodging and fine eats. These weekend-friendly walks let you enjoy America’s most iconic trail in style, and all end with a great overnight stay.
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