Hiking the Triple Crown: Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail ; How to Hike Ameria's Longest Trails

by Berger, Karen

• ISBN13: 9780898867602
• ISBN10: 0898867606
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Summary

The Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail-the so-called Triple Crown-have long captured the imaginations of thru-hikers and backpackers alike. For anyone dreaming of or planning a long-distance hiking endeavor, Hiking the Triple Crown is an must-have resource. With triple crown hiker Karen Berger as your expert guide, you'll find answers to your questions about long-distance hiking plus descriptions about what to expect along each of America's three longest trails.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	5	(6)
Introduction	6	(7)
Part I: Long-Distance Hiking Basics	13	(56)
Thru-hiking 101	14	(11)
Food and Planning	25	(19)
Health and Safety	44	(13)
Thinking About Gear	57	(12)
Part II: Appalachian Trail	69	(50)
The Long Green Tunnel	70	(13)
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee	83	(8)
The Virginias	91	(10)
The Middle Atlantic States	101	(8)
New England	109	(10)
Part III: Pacific Crest Trail	119	(52)
A Trail of Extremes	120	(9)
Southern California	129	(10)
The Sierra Nevada	139	(16)
Southern Cascades: Northern California and Oregon	155	(8)
Northern Cascades: Washington	163	(8)
Part IV: Continental Divide Trail	171	(42)
The Wild Child of the Triple Crown	172	(9)
New Mexico	181	(10)
Colorado	191	(8)
Wyoming	199	(8)
Idaho and Montana	207	(6)
Appendix 1: Recommended Reading	213	(5)
Daniel R. Smith
Appendix 2: Trail Associations	218	(1)
Appendix 3: Mail Drops	219	(3)
Index	222