Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
The first person to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail, a white man named Earl V. Shaffer, wanted to “walk the Army out of his system.” That was
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://img.atlasobscura.com/ZSvAyHipeBUduNtXqAIl6XvSFeVJJ43agMrnOgEdGOw/rt:fit/w:600/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy85Zjg0NDU5ZWYz/MzJjYjdkMThfMzA0/MjQ1MDYxMl8yZWJk/NWJjYjlhX28uanBn.jpg)
Exit Interview: An Ex-Mormon Who Used to Marry the Dead - Atlas
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://img.atlasobscura.com/FCWaMQ6VEpm2rhcYEry7DrbOBdXqYa5LrjHhXXzkYIM/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9lYzMzMTJjMDcy/ZGQ4N2QyNmZfU2Ny/ZWVuIFNob3QgMjAx/NS0wNi0yNCBhdCA5/LjE5LjQyIFBNLnBu/Zw.png)
The Exit Interview: I Spent 12 Years in the Blue Man Group - Atlas
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/85/06/ee/8506ee8135bf9130e58a3f00aa9e9768.jpg)
Gail Doktor (@gaildok) / X
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://blogs.agu.org/magmacumlaude/files/2017/05/P1010830.jpg)
So you're going hiking for the first time - Magma Cum Laude - AGU
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://astro.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/directory_profile/public/profile-photo/jarugul2.png.jpg)
Wired: In Physics, Black Hair Matters, by Steve Sailer - The Unz
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://img.atlasobscura.com/OANzYjBcws0rVYIv7Z1KQ0DH75fVUwygr-o7fPu77Zc/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9jZjk4ZjkyNWU4/OWRkN2EyYTdfMjM5/Mzc1MDkwNF82NmU0/MWZhOGY4X2IuanBn.jpg)
Exit Interview: An Ex-Mormon Who Used to Marry the Dead - Atlas
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/075089b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x924+0+143/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fd279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net%2Fwp%2F2017%2F04%2FRAHAWA_START-OF-TRAIL.jpg)
Black Bodies, Green Spaces
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://img.atlasobscura.com/GyjbjopprTrNcUnzrNUWf_fvDJmElmH5Gs5P5EzaMUc/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9hOGYwZTA0OTFl/MWIxYzQwODlfVHJh/aWwgNC5qcGc.jpg)
Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://pocket-syndicated-images.s3.amazonaws.com/5d30733e1ba7a.jpg)
I Don't Hike to Lose Weight. I Hike Because I Love It.
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/39291/image.jpg)
Dehai News -- (Atlasobscura.com) Eritrean-American author Rahwa
![Exit Interview: I Was a Black, Female Thru-Hiker on the](https://s3.amazonaws.com/pocket-curatedcorpusapi-prod-images/71f892b9-c34b-4d95-aa0a-59785577ff17.jpeg)
Jessica Nabongo's Lessons from Visiting Every Country
from
per adult (price varies by group size)