Even though bear encounters are becoming more prevalent along the Appalachian Trail and wildlife-resistant food storage is required in some areas, AT thru-hikers aren’t regularly using bear canisters ...

GARDNERS, Pa. — Sam Cooper had just trekked 7 miles through a rain-sodden stretch of the Appalachian Trail when he sat down outside a little country store in Pennsylvania to take on its ice cream ...

Of the few thousand people who attempt to through-hike the more than 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail each year, only about a quarter finish. So, reaching the halfway point–which roughly falls in Pine ...

THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL OR A.T., IS 2,193.1 MILES LONG, STRETCHING FROM SPRINGER MOUNTAIN IN GEORGIA TO MOUNT KATAHDIN IN MAINE. IT TAKES FROM 5 TO 7 MONTHS FOR THRU HIKERS TO COMPLETE THE A.T. FROM END ...

Hikers Work For Food on the Appalachian Trail More than 1,400 hikers attempted to trek the entire Appalachian Trail this season. Many swapped work for food and a place to stay along the way.

When Erica Abrams Locklear discovered her Appalachian grandmother’s cookbook, she was shocked by what she found. It was filled with recipes for “traditional” mountain foods like apple stack cake and ...

Last year, the title of an article in Food & Wine magazine read, “Appalachia Doesn’t Need Saving, It Needs Respect.” The accompanying article was by chef Travis Milton, whose restaurant, Hickory at ...