Are you really conflating the creation of national forests in the south with the creation of the AT? That's just too silly to respond to. And, did you truly want me to do your research for you? Sigh....so here's how it works - you make an assertion you back your claim with evidence not with more assertions.
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That's actually been specifically decided against as a course of action for the GET. Not least because in this part of this century at least, gov't resources are going to be insufficient to deal with the associated b$ level and fear of black helicopters, so to speak. I suppose it's now an experiment to see how a minimal association of shoestring associations does at creating a nine-state pathway by enhancing linkages between its members, and validating each's attempts to keep going. No longer do I hear serious talk of abandoning the southern six sections of Mid State Trail, dissolving the Standing Stone Trail Club, etc.
Another thought: fewer people have hiked the entire GET than have walked on the surface of the Moon!
Hey Jo!
Enjoyed your account on the trail show.
What a thrilling discussion in this thread, I just had to chime in with a critical point-
THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING!