A National Treasure: The Appalachian Trail (and Random Acts of Kindness)

A National Treasure: The Appalachian Trail (and Random Acts of Kindness)

Spring (4-8 hours) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Pond Room

Repeat

5/8/2017-5/15/2017

2:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Mon

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$40.00

2 sessions, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
May 8 and 15, 2017
DOC House - Hanover, NH
Course Fee: $40

Every summer, Norwich and Hanover streets fill with Appalachian Trail “through hikers”: NOBO’s (or northbounders) who began their hike in Georgia in early spring, and SOBO’s headed for Georgia from the trail’s northern terminus at Maine’s Mount Katahdin. Who are these people? What motivates them to commit to such a demanding trek? Why, for example, would a 67-year-old grandmother set out to hike the entire trail - in 1955? What’s life like out there? Is it becoming overcrowded? What have Norwich and Hanover done to become official “AT Hiker-Friendly Towns”?

This course takes a distinctly local perspective on a national treasure that runs right down Main Street. Hear from current AT hikers passing through, from local volunteer “Trail Angels” supporting through-hikers on their quests, and from a Yale researcher (and AT hiker) studying the environmental impact of the trail’s growing popularity.

  • There are no required texts for this course.
Cook, Gregory

Gregory Cook is a retired Social Worker, M.S.W. at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Appalachian Trail Angel, and member of the 48 Four Thousand Footer Club.