Details Quote by Jennifer Pharr Davis

Part of the reason I fell in love with the trail is because it was so extremely difficult, more difficult than the marathons and…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“Walking the entire Appalachian Trail is not recreation. It is an education and a job. • Walking the entire Appalachian Trail is not “going…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“Hiking is rewarding. The tranquillity of the mountains provides a perfect setting for self-introspection.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

I've been doing a lot of hiking, which I love

— Calista Flockhart

I did a lot of hiking and I loved it.

— Ashley Judd

I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get into the…

— John Mackey

For all the hardship, I was still excited to be on the trail, testing my endurance, feeling especially alive as strength and fatigue flowed…

— Colin Powell

I spent countless hours hiking up and down Carriger Creek. That was a time of my life when I really connected with nature as…

— Eric Goode

The trail compels you to know yourself and to be yourself, and puts you in harmony with the universe. It makes you glad to…

— Enos Mills

I ran road when I was a kid, but for me now, trails are like getting away from the world. If you are a…

— Karl Meltzer

I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life I lead, more keenly all the time. I…

— Everett Ruess

“If your goal is to walk the entire Appalachian Trail, then do it. People who take shortcuts do so because they are usually shorter,…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis