Appalachian Trail Extension

[Mags]

The Appalachian mountains and the Appalachian Trail are two distinctly different entities.

The Appalachians extend from the coast of Canada down to Alabama [1]

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail extends from Katahdin to Springer Mountain.

Unless congress changes the termini, that is the way it will be.

Let’s keep the other trails in the Appalachians a distinct and separate identity with their own character.

JMO


[1] Yeah..I know technically they go under the ocean and extend into north Africa. The Moroccans would be amused to find their mountains called the Appalachians. Just as we would be amused to find the Appalachians called the Atlas Mountains. Have to draw the line somewhere.

[FarmerChef]

I would be curious to know how many of the people cheer-leading the effort to extend the Appalachian Trail presently do any volunteer/maintenance work on the already existing one.

Fwiw, I do. Not that I couldn't do more.

[FarmerChef]

Fwiw, I do. Not that I couldn't do more.

Sorry, unless you were referring to a more general "the people" not specifically in this thread...

[ki0eh]

Page on Facebook for this:

https://www.facebook.com/AppalachianTrailtoAlabama

[Lone Wolf]

the AT termini are set in stone. there will be no extensions in either direction

[hikerboy57]

the wolf has spoken

[max patch]

Page on Facebook for this:

https://www.facebook.com/AppalachianTrailtoAlabama

That page takes up valuable space on the interwebs. How bout a "lets have the sun set in the east" facebook page.

[Sarcasm the elf]

This all seems like a waste of time. Doesn't the trail to the south of the A.T. already exist? If so then we're not really talking about expanding the trail, just renaming a section of another trail. I can't think of any real benefit from doing this.

[WILLIAM HAYES]

the appalachian trail starts at springer period

[Sarcasm the elf]

I hereby demand that In the event that the terminus is extended, all previous recipients of 2000 Miler award must surrender their patches to the ATC until they go back and hike the new section of trail.

[Sarcasm the elf]

the appalachian trail starts at springer period

I always thought that MT. Oglethorpe would make a nice southern terminus for the trail.

[Matt65]

I enjoy the Pinhoti for what it is. I like being able to go out for days and see no one. I would hate to see this change by dissolving it into the AT.

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[jj2044]

I always thought that MT. Oglethorpe would make a nice southern terminus for the trail.

How dare you bring the past and facts into this discussion !!! lol

[Sarcasm the elf]

How dare you bring the past and facts into this discussion !!! lol

Sorry, my bad. If it's any consolation, I only did so because it allowed me to make a sarcastic comment.

[waterman1148]

I would hate to see the Pinhoti in Alabama become part of the AT. Last things it needs are more crowds, more shelters, more trail magic, more entitled hikers and some organization headquartered in WV to screw it up.

+ 10,000,000

[WILLIAM HAYES]

I am from Georgia and I know about MT Oglethorpe and the history of the AT Springer is still the start period

[Sarcasm the elf]

I am from Georgia and I know about MT Oglethorpe and the history of the AT Springer is still the start period

I was just making a funny...I do in fact agree with your opinion.

[hobbs]

I think the boundries are set do tp funding..Let the other trail be its own MHO

[lilricky]

Hehe, its funny to think that a trail would never change. Trails move, they get rerouted, lengthened, shortened, abandoned, etc. As long as the Appalachian Trail follows the Appalachians, what is the big deal? It seems like a few people here have a vested interest in fighting change. I recognize 2 members who posted here having hostels in Georgia that I guess, think that they would somehow lose business if the trail went into Alabama. I guess they don't understand that the trail, as currently purposed, would still go up Springer. Change is not something to always be feared.

[Lone Wolf]

Hehe, its funny to think that a trail would never change. Trails move, they get rerouted, lengthened, shortened, abandoned, etc. As long as the Appalachian Trail follows the Appalachians, what is the big deal? It seems like a few people here have a vested interest in fighting change. I recognize 2 members who posted here having hostels in Georgia that I guess, think that they would somehow lose business if the trail went into Alabama. I guess they don't understand that the trail, as currently purposed, would still go up Springer. Change is not something to always be feared.

the AT ain't gonna be extended cuz a few alabamans want it to. it will always be springer to katahdin.