The cover image was captured on Katahdin in 1983, the back cover image is of Katahdin from Pemadumcook Lakeshore in 1985.
The cover image
was captured on Katahdin in 1983, the back cover image is of Katahdin from Pemadumcook
Lakeshore in 1985.
From left to right: *MacKaye on the A.T. in 1943; *Earl Shaffer, the first thru hiker; Eugene M. Espy, 24, of Cordele, Ga., rests at the end of the 2025-mile-long Appalachian Trail which he hiked from its starting point at Mt. Oglethorpe, Ga.; *Trail Maintainers on the trail; Winston Lumsdon, "The Great Appalachian Trail Athlete" in 1983; *Grandma Gatewood with her "pack", year unknown; *Myron Avery with a measuring wheel, year unknown. *Copywrite Appalachian Trail Conference.
Other photos: Jim Triplett "The Orange Crush" 1983 in the Nantahalas; The End of the Trail 1985; Kenebec River crossing 1983; background image Gonzo! 1989 McKaffee Knob; all copywrite Alan Strackeljahn.