Off the Path: Where the Appalachian Trail began

Описание: Today, the origin story of the Appalachian Trail, which stretches more than 2,000 miles from Maine to Georgia. But it was a peak in southern Vermont that inspired the idea of the trail in the first place. 






Thanks to one of our favorite podcasts, Off the Path (https://www.wshu.org/podcast/off-the-...) , for sharing this story with us. Here’s a link (https://www.wshu.org/podcast/off-the-...) to the original web post.






For more stories from the trail, check out our episodes, “What’s it like to hike the Long Trail (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast...) ?” and “What’s the deal with Vermont’s fire towers (https://www.vermontpublic.org/podcast...) ?”






This episode was reported and produced by Davis Dunavin at WSHU Public Radio. The Brave Little State (http://bravelittlestate.org) team is Josh Crane, Sabine Poux and Burgess Brown. Our Executive Producer is Angela Evancie. Theme music by Ty Gibbons; Other music by Blue Dot Sessions.






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