The Brothers Three—Tyler, Ryan, and Clay Hereth—completed a southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail together July 16 to November 22, 2011. Their history of the Appalachian Trail is a reminder of the importance of volunteerism and environmental stewardship.
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Appalachian Trail In Maine Completion Marker (CCC). 2014. Magicpiano. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Benton MacKaye. before 1952. ATC. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge, Harpers Ferry, WV - Appalachian Trail sign. 2 September 2021. Zeete. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Annapolis Rocks Overlook, Maryland. 22 May 2015. Patorjk. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
McAfee Knob. 20 January 2012. Something Original. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Crossing a River Along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. National Capital Region Public Affairs Photo Collection, Photographer Abbie Rowe, NCRO 6.
Hikers on the Appalachian Trail Overlooking the Potomac River. National Capital Region Public Affairs Photo Collection, Photographer Abbie Rowe, NCRO 6.



My parents retired to a farm in New Hampshire around 1960 or so. The Trail passed between their back door and the sugar maple. They rarely saw hikers as the trail also passed through a large swamp and beaver dam area just to the south of the farm. The trail has since been rerouted.
These are all so well done.