Everyone has a story...

Journals are a great historical testimonial of what happens day by day on the trail. But just like the trail itself, a journal covering months of hiking can become monotonous at times. Some days it seems all we do is walk, and walk, and walk. So, below is a collection of the best short stories categorized into areas of interest that will represent the best the trail has to offer. If you have a great story from the Appalachian Trail and would like to be included in any of the listed topics, please email us and include your name, the story, a title, category and date of occurrence. We will consider posting it for everyone to read, and preserve the tale as part of the Appalachian Trail experience in the archives of the Appalachian Trail Museum. Hopefully, this section will become a great place to find out what to expect on the trail, or perhaps just read about and reflect, bring back memories, or just be entertained.

Suggested categories:

First exposure to the Appalachian Trail
Starting out on the Appalachian Trail (No submissions yet)
Equipment experiences (No submissions yet)
Trail names/ origins of trail names
Shelters and shelter life (No submissions yet)
Unexplained happenings
Favorite shelter journal entries
Gastronomic delights/prowess/experiences
Town Happenings (No submissions yet)
Illness/injuries (No submissions yet)
Trail Magic
Pets on the trail
Town happenings (No submissions yet)
Wild rides (No submissions yet)
Weather stories
Ranger encounters (No submissions yet)
Wild animals
Ingenious improvisations (No submissions yet)
Fanciful Tales
Above tree line (No submissions yet)
100 mile wilderness (No submissions yet)
River crossings
Finishing the Appalachian Trail (No submissions yet)
others (No submissions yet)

Email contact: please type "A.T. Stories submission" in the subject line.

General Contact Information:

Larry Luxenberg
10 Rugby Road
New City, NY 10956

Electronic mail
Trailstory Submission: trailtales@atmuseum.org
General Information: info@atmuseum.org


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Last Modified 4/28/05

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