Category Archive: appalachian trail

Dec 21

Why Do People Hike?

“Most people never in all their lives sleep under the open sky, and never realize what they are missing.” ~Earl Shaffer, Walking With Spring, 1981. Ask any hiker this question and you’ll come up with answers like: for the excercise, health reasons, love of the outdoors, physical challenge, a way of escape and countless others. …

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