By Jordan A. Bowman
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
September 18, 2020
Picture, in your mind, an Appalachian Trail (A.T.) view that inspires you.
Now have a fellow A.T. hiker do the same.
Did the view they selected look anything like yours? Most likely not.
Since the A.T. traverses so many regions, the views along its 2,193 miles vary significantly, sometimes even within a few miles. From craggy mountains in North Georgia, to rolling farmlands in Pennsylvania, to the rugged Saddleback Range in Maine, the Trail provides visitors with a diversity of views to admire, each tied to the environments surrounding the footpath. And while each view may differ in scope and composition, all of them are important to preserving the irreplaceable A.T. experience, and all of them inspire us for a wide variety of reasons.
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