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September 8, 1983: It was mostly cloudy in Crawford Notch at 12:30 when I set out on the #AppalachianTrail. A nice, stiff breeze was blowing, the air was fresh and dry, and the day was much cooler than the last few had been. As usual, that 12:30 start was considerably later than I wanted it to be.
The Appalachian Trail is a continuous marked footpath over 2,000 miles in length from Mt Katahdin in Central Maine to Springer Mt in Northern Georgia. I've met many hikers on the trail when I've been up on the mountain with my camera. No matter the season or weather, the view is always spectacular!
A hiker passed me at the Rock Castle Gorge overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. He said it was the first time he'd been so far south on the Parkway. The Appalachian Trail is a beautiful place to hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains.