Dear Appalachian Trail Museum Friends, 

The July 30, 2021 Edition of the
of Appalachian Trail Museum Updates         
is ready for your review !   

APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES ~ click on, 
PART 1 - "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", July 30, 2021

APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM UPDATES ~ click on, 
PART 2 - "A. T. MUSEUM UPDATES", July 30, 2021 

#1 ATC HISTORIC ARTICLE, click on,
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY HISTORIC #1 

#2 ATC HISTORIC ARTICLE, click on,
APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY HISTORIC #2

HELLBENDER SALAMANDERS ARTICLE, click on,
HELLBENDER SALAMANDERS RESTORATION !

STATE PARK PROGRAM SCHEDULE, click on,
~ STATE PARK PROGRAMS, JUNE - JULY 2021

~ AUGUST STATE PARK PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES

TICKETS - A. T. HALL OF FAME BANQUET, click on,
TICKETS AVAILABLE - HALL OF FAME BANQUET !

A.T. VISTA JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER, click on,
"A. T. VISTA NEWSLETTER", AUGUST 202 ***** 

Some music I hope you enjoy, click on,
~ A FOX WENT OUT ON A CHILLY NIGHT
 
~ APOLLOS FIRE - GLORY IN THE MEETING HOUSE 

~ RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER - LIVE

JULY '21 NEWS - MAINE CHAPTER IAT/SIA, click on,
"MAINE CHAPTER IAT/SIA JULY 2021 NEWSLETTER"

FYI ~ ONLINE STORE - 2021, click on,
A.T. MUSEUM ONLINE STORE - 2021   

HAPPY TRAILS !  

Robert "RED WOLF o'da SMOKY'S" Croyle       
A. T. Museum Membership Secretary
email: atmuseumfriends@gmail.com

U S Mail Address:      
A. T. Museum
1120 Pine Grove Road
Gardners, PA  17324       

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Name: Terry

Trail Name: AT BIKER

Home: West Norriton, PA (across the river from Valley Forge Park)

Volunteer History: Recruited by Ed Riggs in 2014 and have volunteered as docent or for spring cleanup a few times each year since. Now that I'm retired, I will attempt to volunteer more often between my hiking trips and retirement travel with my spouse.

Favorite PA hiking location: Almost anywhere on the AT – modest elevation changes make it very conducive for biking and hiking itineraries. Duncannon to Swatara Gap was particularly interesting with the Stoney Creek rail and coal history.

Favorite other hiking places: Backcountry in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Recently returned from a trip to the Roan Mountains (TENN and NC) and that probably was my favorite hiking so far on the AT itself.

Other Interests: Life-long baseball card collector, now starting to slowly sell off my collection to supplement income for retirement travel.

Fun Fact #1: Trail name is self-appointed. When ATC opened up vanity plates for PA I jumped right on it and tried to get AT HIKER but it was already taken. AT BIKER was a logical second choice. Since my car says I am AT BIKER, I guess I can claim it.

Fun Fact #2: While staying at a hostel in Massachusetts in 2019 I was conversing over the kitchen table with another section hiker. We swapped home towns and she indicated that she volunteered for PATC work projects – I indicated that I was a PATC member also, but too far away to get involved with work crews. She then added that she also volunteered for the AT Museum -  I said "whaaaatttt" and we high fived and pointed out that I had an ATM sticker in my car window. That hiker was Becky Foreman, now one of the more active ATM volunteers! Small world and all of that kind of thing.

Fun Fact #3: I combine my section hiking with section biking. Bike down on roads from trailheads at a higher elevation to a trailhead at a lower elevation and then hike back up to my car. Allows me to hike alone as I prefer, without having to pay for a shuttle or retracing my steps. Also allows for a totally different view of the area between trailheads other than the “Green Tunnel” of the AT. I will be presenting a program at the museum in August to highlight how I do that (more info coming soon on the program). 

Upcoming AT trips this year: Looking to fill in the gap between Roan Mountains and Pearisburg and moving further North from Kinsman Notch.  Everything else in-between completed over the past 15 years in many section hikes.

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