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Appalachian Trail

Crime Travel

The Stranger in the Shelter

Two people went for a hike on the Appalachian Trail. Only one made it out.

Earl Swift Outside Nov 2018 30min Permalink

Crime

Inside the Mind of Thru-Hiking's Most Devious Con Man

He had the gear, the charm, the trail stories. He found his marks in outdoorsy women.

Brendan Borrell Outside Oct 2017 15min Permalink

Travel

Going It Alone

Solo hiking the Appalachian trail as a black woman.

Rahawa Haile Outside Apr 2017 15min Permalink

'When You Find My Body': The Last Days of Gerry Largay

The 66-year-old became lost while hiking the Appalachian Trail. She survived for at least 16 days before crawling into her sleeping bag one last time, her journal sealed in a waterproof bag.

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Previously: How Could a Woman Just Vanish?

Kathryn Miles Boston Globe Aug 2016 15min Permalink

Crime Travel

Murder on the Appalachian Trail

Twenty-five years later, the deaths of a couple on the Trail remain shocking – and mostly unexplained.

Earl Swift Outside Sep 2015 30min Permalink