Who Knew
Interesting Tid Bits About Biking Across America
This trip will be just over 3,000 miles long and will be completed in approximately 60 days
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The trail traverses 7 states
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TX is 1/3 of the ENTIRE trip!
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The highest point is Emory Pass in NM at 8228ft
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Interesting Tid Bits About the Appalachian Trail
The AT is the longest “hiking-only” footpath in the world.
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It is roughly 2,200 miles of hiking trail through the Appalachian Mountain Range in the Eastern United States
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The Trail travels through 14 different states
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The elevation gain/loss of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail is the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest 16 times.
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Less than 15,000 people have completed a successful thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Even more interesting (particularly when applied to this story), since 1958, less than 500 people, 60 and over, have thru-hiked the AT.
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Each year, 2500 people attempt to thru-hike the AT, Only about 625 make it.
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