Today would have been Earl Shaffer's 100th birthday.
2018 also marks the 70th anniversary of that famous first thru-hike and the 20th anniversary of his big 50 year anniversary hike. It's also the 50th anniversary of the National Trails Systems Act!

To celebrate this auspicious year in Trail history, the Earl Shaffer Foundation is launching a new book of Earl's wonderful poetry, "Not Too Distant Trails."
This book contains over 90 poems about hiking, nature and the Appalachian Trail and over 50 beautiful photos of sights all up and down the Appalachian Trail from GA to ME, many taken by Earl during his 1948 and 1998 hikes.

You can learn more about the book and how to purchase a copy by visiting the www.EarlShaffer.com website.

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