“I hiked with Ken Byerly on June 22, 2005, when he finished his section hike of the Appalachian Trail in Brown’s Gap, North Carolina, about 10 miles north of the Great Smoky Mountains. He said he wanted to finish in North Carolina because he was born in that state. I’ve read Mountain Girl and those last chapters do tear at your heart. Toward the end, several thruhikers tell their stories as rain pounds the tin roof of their leanto. I’ll say no more. Read it for yourself.”
High Strider
John Wilkes