Submitted by Lindsay Brown
We celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the completion of the Appalachian Trail onAugust 11 with a hike along the white blazed trail from Rip Rap to Black Rock summit and return for a total of 8.6 miles. The hike was lead by Pete Fink with assistance from Lindsay Brown. A good crowd met for the car pool including Brad Young and his daughter Savannah, C.J., Dan Ralston, Bev, Rita Kieffer, Liz Lyons, and John Shannon. C J's friend Andrew met us at the trail head and we started out right on schedule. It was a nice day, not too hot and the hike went smoothly with a little "huffing and puffing" as we approached the summit. During lunch on the rocks Lindsay gave a short quiz on the history and characteristics of the Appalachian Trail. The group did very well and grades will be published later in the 21st Century. Prior to reaching the summit Brad and Savannah had to turn back so our group was diminished, however, while eating lunch John Brandt "materialized" as he often does and completed the trip with the group.
Of course during the hike Dr. Shannon did a fair amount of trail clearing with some help from John Brandt and Liz Lyons.
I look forward to the celebration of the 100th Anniversary.
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