Comments on: Hiking the Appalachian Trail – Rodale Press https://pmags.com/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-rodale-press Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 05:20:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dogwood https://pmags.com/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-rodale-press#comment-605484 Sun, 11 Dec 2016 23:33:41 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=11107#comment-605484 Concluding the piece with that Baltimore Jack interview was an awesome slam dunk finish.

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-rodale-press#comment-600215 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:35:08 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=11107#comment-600215 In reply to Nick Stoyanov.

Hi Nick,

Life is rather busy right now. Maybe in a month or so.

]]> By: Nick Stoyanov https://pmags.com/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-rodale-press#comment-600166 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 09:11:43 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=11107#comment-600166 Hey Paul,

Great article, loved it! Thanks for sharing this review 🙂

I recently published a definitive guide on “How to Hike the Appalachian Trail”. Mind if you have a look and share your thoughts on it?

Here’s the link: http://backpackerverse.com/appalachian-trail/

Thanks in advance,

Nick

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-rodale-press#comment-582764 Sat, 07 May 2016 15:52:20 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=11107#comment-582764 In reply to Uncle Tom.

Glad you enjoyed the review! Amazing how many people were inspired by Ryback over the years.

]]> By: Uncle Tom https://pmags.com/hiking-the-appalachian-trail-rodale-press#comment-582724 Sat, 07 May 2016 09:55:22 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=11107#comment-582724 Good timing! I just happen to be re-reading the same Rodale Press AT set right now. I don’t have my own set, but my sister in law, and hiker, V8 let me borrow the books for a reread- my third time. My favorite story is by Eric Ryback, then a high school student. In the late 70’s I started up a high school program here in Maine where we took disaffected students and put together a drop-out prevention program for them that included a week on the AT in Maine just before they entered high school, and then weekly group therapy, and an English class that featured Eric’s 72 pages of writing. We all went out out for canoeing, backpacking, and skiing trips back along the AT for one weekend outing a month. LLBean and Hurricane Island Outward Bound School assited us with additional gear and occasional staff. I needed all the help I could get. Eventually I met Eric in CA at a PCT event where I was able to thank him for writing that chapter, inspiring me to get young people out into the wilderness and also fund my PCT completion medal. Thanks so much for an excellent post that I plan to reblog. This September I am back out again, guiding three novice hikers, through Maine’s Hundred Mile Wilderness. One of them is in his 70’s. It’s come full circle. This series opened my eyes once. I loved what I saw.

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