WASHINGTON POST • July 27, 2023
Though fixed in the public imagination, the world-famous Appalachian Trail footpath, which stretches from Georgia to Maine, has been stretched, shrunk, rerouted, and redesigned since it was declared complete in 1937. As America has transformed, so, too, has the A.T. – changes that have inspired resistance, ridicule, and relief. Originally 2,050 miles, it is now almost 2,200 miles. And it continues to get longer.