Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen completed the Appalachian Trail last week, hiking nearly 2,200 miles across 14 states in just ...

Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen completed the Appalachian Trail last week, hiking nearly 2,200 miles across 14 states in just ...

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She’s 70 and hiked all 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail. Her message? “Don’t stop doing what you love — no matter your age.” ...

When 19-year-old Russell native Derek Childs sets his mind to doing something, he will finish it, and he might just learn an ...

Jersey Shore native Alex Butzler remembers being in fifth grade and reading the book “Walking with Spring” by Earl V. Shaffer ...

Baker faced a series of debilitating setbacks that crushed her biggest hopes and threatened her life. So she made a deal with ...

Sarah Baker completed the 3,500-kilometre trail from south to north in just 74 days, despite a bout of norovirus along the ...

Earl Shaffer stands atop Maine's Mount Katahdin at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in August 1948, reportedly becoming the first person to hike the trail's more than 2,000 miles in ...

Only about 25% of thru-hikers and 20% of section hikers end up completing the trail according to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.” Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.