Appalachian Trail

What He Found On A 2,100-Mile Hike Along The Appalachian Trail

Debra Ollivier | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Appalachian Trail, Hiking Through, Religion, Baby Boomers, Pilgrimage, Paul Stuzman, Spiritual Seeking, Reinvention, Widow/Widower, Slideshow, Fifty News
Debra Ollivier

After his wife of 36 years died of breast cancer, Paul Stuzman, 57, spent 138 days hiking 2,176 miles along the Appalachian trail. He tells the story in Hiking Through: One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail.

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Meeting A Supertramp

The Daily Collegian | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Hiking, Walking, New York, Appalachian Trail, Travel News
The Daily Collegian

By his own account, he had walked nearly 100,000 miles when I met him.

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PHOTOS: My Hike Across America: Heading West From New York

Martin J. Bernstein | Posted 05.09.2012

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Martin J. Bernstein

A week or so ago the dogs and I slept near a lake deep in the still woods of the Hudson Highlands.

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Hiker Dies On Appalachian Trail, 20 Miles From Completion

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

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David Sharp and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — A 67-year-old hiker whose trail name was "Buffalo Bobby" suffered a fatal med...

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WATCH: A 6-Month Appalchian Trail Journey Condensed

Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Gallagher, a Richmond, Virginia-based filmmaker, took footage from his six-month trek along the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail and condensed and r...

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This Valentine's Day, I'm not Taking Relationship Advice from Jenny Sanford

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Relationships, Political Affairs, Politics, Mark Sanford, Relationships, Staying True, Valentine's Day, Punditmom, Jenny Sanford, Appalachian Trail, Healthy Living News
Joanne Bamberger

What kind of example has Jenny Sanford set for her sons about how women should be treated in relationships?

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Jenny Sanford: 'Cheap' Mark Sanford Dropped 'Faithful' From Wedding Vows

AP / Huffington Post | By BRUCE SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- In a new memoir, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford writes that Gov. Mark Sanford sought her advice about his romance and how...

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The Year End Round-Up in Marriage

Annabelle Gurwitch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marriage, Avril Levine, Guy Ritchie, Jon and Kate Gosselin, Mark Sanford, Madonna, Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods, Affairs, Jon Ensign, Rush Limbaugh, Frank Mccourt, Appalachian Trail, Comedy News
Annabelle Gurwitch

It has been a banner year for marital tankings. We're talking supreme tankage here. So, let's do a round up of the extreme highs and the lowest of the lows of marital woes 2009.

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My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

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Green Forest Works for Appalachia: A Win-Win-Win for Jobs, Forests, and Birds

George Fenwick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act, Appalacha, Appalachian Trail, Green News
George Fenwick

If this Administration truly wants to win the hearts and minds of the region's residents, they would do well to take a close look at a proposal called Green Forest Works for Appalachia.

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Mark Sanford: Cheating SC Gov Says God Will Make Him Better

AP | SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece...

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Yes, Virginia, You Can Be Too Cynical About Politics

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan J. Demas

I apparently work in the wrong field, because romance and politics rarely go hand in hand (unless you discover your Argentinean soulmate on the Appalachian Trail) and it probably won't end well, anyway.

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Before She Met Mark: Jenny Sanford's Wall Street Past

Fortune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Long before she was the sad-eyed First Lady of The Palmetto State, Jenny Sullivan Sanford was a well-respected investment banker at Lazard Freres. In ...

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Poll: Majority Of South Carolinians Want Sanford Out

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new poll suggests that a majority of people in South Carolina want Governor Mark Sanford to resign. The poll, released by Survey USA, measured the ...

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Sam Stein

Sanford's Hiking Trail Got Stimulus Money He Opposed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Mark Sanford has spent a good part of South Carolina's past legislative session railing against, and even actively turning down, portions of Bara...

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Jason Linkins

Mark Sanford Hiking: Give Him A Trail Name

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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So, as we found out yesterday, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, apparently weary from the bruising fight over accepting stimulus monies, decided ...

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Mark Sanford Disappears; Even Wife Doesn't Know Where He Is

AP | BY JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has been hiking along the Appalachian Trail, a spokesman said Monday night, explaining a daysl...

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Sanford Transfers Extramarital Affair to Lieutenant Governor

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Borowitz Report, Argentina, Mark Sanford, Extramarital Affair, Andre-Bauer, Andy Borowitz, Appalachian Trail, South Carolina, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

In a press conference this morning, Mr. Bauer was philosophical about his new duties, telling reporters, "Well, boys, I guess I'll be hitting the Appalachian Trail."

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