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Benton MacKaye

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An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning

In its original concept, the Appalachian Trail was a wildly ambitious plan to reorganize the economic geography of the eastern United States.

by Benton MacKaye, Garrett Dash Nelson via Places Journal on April 1, 2019

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A picture of Betty MacKaye over the Appalachian Trail

The Tragic Origins of the Appalachian Trail

One grieving widower turned his trauma into inspiration for one of the country’s greatest outdoor ideas.

by Phillip D'Anieri via The Daily Beast on June 9, 2021

Hikers view the sunrise from a mountaintop.

Why the Famed Appalachian Trail Keeps Getting Longer — and Harder

As America has transformed, so too has its famous footpath. Less than half the A.T. remains where it was originally laid.

by Lizzie Johnson, Lauren Tierney via Washington Post on July 27, 2023

Old-time black and white pictures of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir with a modern city background

How American Environmentalism Failed

Traditional environmentalism has lacked a meaningful, practical democratic vision, rendering it largely marginal to the day-to-day lives of most Americans.

by William Shutkin via The MIT Press Reader on August 31, 2021

Take a Hike!

Why do people hike?

by Charles Petersen via New York Review of Books on August 17, 2017

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