Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail is a 2185.9 mile long footpath stretching from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Mount Katahdin, Maine. Every Spring, hikers from all over head to Georgia and start walking north, attempting to hike the whole trail in one season. This is called a thru-hike. Only about 25% make it all of the way.

This blog follows our progress as we hike north.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Maryland

What will we remember about Maryland? Easy-walking trails and snakes. Lots of snakes.
There is 40 miles of AT in Maryland, and the trail here is very clean and well taken care of. With the exception of some rocky stretches it is nearly all two lanes wide. If only they had some mountains here. There are no steep, extended climbs, and for the most part you are walking along relatively level trail. What you do have to watch out for is to not step on a snake as you are going along. We both had encounters with large Black snakes across the trail. There was even a Copperhead on the C&O Towpath.
The climb out of Harpers Ferry takes you to a ridgetop, and you travel along it for what seems like most of the state. There were a couple of views along the way, and the original Washington Monument is located here. There were several backpackers campgrounds and lots of people on the trail. All in all, an enjoyable experience. We made it through in 2 1/2 days.

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1 comment:

  1. TruckerbabeJune 19, 2013 at 8:33 AM

    My home state and the western part of the state is very mountainous so you got the easy part and yes it does have lots of snakes. Copperheads are very prevalent. Thanks for the pictures.

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