The pilgrimage route is in the hearts of every hiking lover. If you don't take this path seriously, you won't be a real hiker in your life.
It is the famous Appalachian Hiking Trail.
This 3600-kilometer-long hiking trail from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Springer Mountain in Georgia is the longest walking trail in the world. All the way through 14 states, 8 national forests and 2 national parks.
In the minds of hikers, this road is not only the longest
At the same time, it is a journey of washing the soul, and it is also the most effective weight loss challenge and the most beautiful picture of a story.
But I know you are only concerned about weight loss. Rest assured, this weight loss effect is so good that you are afraid of it. Look at their style of weight loss. Your weight loss soul has begun to burn.
Lightning like this
Fauvism
There are also such Robinsons
What's wrong with this style of painting?Just a trail, as for?
As for, really. One of the hottest veteran Marine Gary Sizer, he quit his job and embarked on a life-changing journey. The daily itinerary is nearly 13 miles, risking poisonous snakes and bears along the way, storms and showers; there are even natural epidemic diseases such as Jia Di flagellates and Rem disease, and even more terrible is murder.
After 5 months, he seemed to be rejuvenated. He felt that he had become a continuous rape attempt with a lot of schizophrenia and a little schizophrenia
In order to ensure that he has enough energy to walk every day, the daily diet is actually a big challenge for him.
"My nutritional intake is an extremely painful process, and these five months have been wandering between hunger and overeating"
When I have something to eat, I ate a lot of beef and drank beer to help myself in and out. It is extravagant to even put a piece of butter on bread when you have finished eating food in the wilderness.
According to his own estimation, he can consume about 5-6 kcal of energy every day. But he himself was enjoying it.
"Don't be deceived by the pictures on my Facebook, 99% of my journey is extremely happy"
Are you happy after doing this? How about cooking chicken soup for yourself?
Do n’t believe it, come and see the black cat on this trail and you will know what charm is.
History of the Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, also known as the Appalachian Ridge Trail, is referred to as AT. This mountain range was formed by an ancient orogeny that was originally no less than today's Himalayas.
But after thousands of years of weathering and erosion, its highest peak (Clingmans Dome) is only 2023 meters.
Passing 105 towns along the way, there are 25 acres of public land to cross. Originally proposed by Benton Mackay, a land-use planner in Massachusetts, USA, in the early last century, hiking enthusiast Myron Avery mapped and organized volunteers for nearly half a century.
In his proposal, Ma Kai hopes to make the Appalachian Trail "not only a walkway, but also a destination for East Coast city residents to return to nature-a good place to relax and adjust their body and mind."
Even former Maine Governor Joseph Brennan exclaimed: "This is not just a geographical epic, but it also brings the culture contained in the mountains to the world."
Hiking guide
Because of the long distance, ordinary full-foot hikers will set off in early spring. After 5-7 months of hard struggle and unremitting exploration with nature, they will complete their journey before winter.
The Appalachian Trail is dangerous, but there is no doubt that it also celebrates the greatness of life. So every picture you see has experienced the baptism of nature.
During the journey, the official marked the route with their logo and white paint. During the journey, there are sheltered shacks and various abandoned wooden houses of the past residents every 16-19 miles.
Each year, there are 4 regional offices in Appalachian, and the cooperative members include 31 clubs. The volunteers of these clubs undertake the maintenance, repair and improvement of the camps to ensure the wildness of the paths. Every year, various publicity and education activities are held here.
The Appalachian Trail Conservation Committee currently has 4 professional service personnel who accept social donations every year and conduct strict and transparent management of funds.
The official also provides online equipment preparation list for hiking. Students who want to go can prepare according to this ~
Beautiful legends on the trail
This road of pilgrimage is not just as simple as the scenery washing the soul, this road has many stories.
Genevieve Hutchinson's house is a popular bar on the Appalachian Trail. She asks visitors to sign and sign, and marks a red star for hikers who complete the trip all at once. She also makes scrapbooks of photos, postcards and letters from hikers she knows.
She cherishes her friendship with those tourists, and even writes a memoir called "The Post House". She said that the book was not written for publication, but "for my family and let them know what it means to live on this trail." Hutchinson died in 1974 at the age of 90.
Mount Katadin is the highest point in Maine and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Henry David Thoreau had an inextricable bond with the mountain, and his climbing in 1846 later wrote: "This is the earth we / know, from chaos and darkness Birth is born. "
It is not only Thoreau who is deeply impressed by the magnificent scenery of the east. Legend has it that there is a rock on Mount Katadin with the poem "Rhymes of a Rolling Stone" written by Robert Service in 1912:
Pay tribute to the burning dawn, and celebrate the advent of the night, please allow me to roam all the way until death takes away life.
The "Kestrew Pine Forest" in Cornwall, Connecticut is a cedar forest that was once part of the Appalachian Trail. Two hiking enthusiasts have married here for a hundred years, and not only the bride and groom wore jeans and hiking shoes at the wedding. Even the more than 60 guests who were present also wore comfortable mountaineering suits in accordance with the advice on the invitation.
(It seems that many people follow this way of marriage)
Rev. Bill Kitridge, Louiston, Maine, read a passage from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden Lake", which reads:
We will never get tired of nature.
Written by Unknown Black Cat
Edit 丨 Black cat unknown
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