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Warm-up: 11/16/2010

Warm-up: 11/16/2010. Copy the homework in your agenda: AVID Contract and T-shirt Money is Due Binder Check on Thursday (organize your binder for homework) Read your Cornell-notes that we took yesterday. Write questions on the left side, revise, and highlight.

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Warm-up: 11/16/2010

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  1. Warm-up: 11/16/2010 • Copy the homework in your agenda: • AVID Contract and T-shirt Money is Due • Binder Check on Thursday (organize your binder for homework) • Read your Cornell-notes that we took yesterday. Write questions on the left side, revise, and highlight. • Get a second sheet of paper ready for notes (especially if you are running out of space already) Vocabulary: Lecture -

  2. The Appalachian Trail Lecture by Mr. K

  3. What is the Appalachian Trail? • The Appalachian Trail (AT for short) is a hiking trail that runs along the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Maine. • The AT starts on the top of Springer Mountain, Georgia and ends atop Mount Katahdin, Maine. • The AT is roughly 2,180 miles • http://www.appalachiantrail.org

  4. Facts • The AT passes through 14 different states: • Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. • Lowest elevation: 124 feet • Highest elevation: 6,625 feet on Clingman’s Dome, TN

  5. Facts • Many hikers attempt to hike the entire trail at once – called thru hikers • Earl Shaffer was the first thru hiker. He hiked the entire trail in 1948 • It typically takes 6 months to hike the entire trail, averaging 12 miles each day • Thru hikers often go by trail names: • Dead Man Walking, AWOL

  6. History • Benton MacKaye envisioned the trail • Published article in 1921 that proposed the hiking trail • He wanted a place to get away from the harmful effects of cities • Organized the first Appalachian Trail Conference in Washington, D.C. - 1925

  7. History • Myron Avery • Took charge of the AT project • Worked with government, organized clubs, recruited volunteers • Mid 1930’s • Avery and MacKaye argue over the AT • MacKaye eventually leaves the AT Conservancy and starts his own trail. • AT completed in 1937

  8. Equipment • On the AT, you leave civilization for days at a time. Therefore, you need supplies and equipment. • Pack • Shelter – tent, tarps, hammocks • Sleeping bag, sleeping pad • Stove, cooking supplies • Water purification: iodine tablets, water filter,

  9. Equipment • Navigational tools – map, compass • Knife • Hiking boots • Walking stick, trekking poles • Waterproof clothing • Food

  10. Wildlife There is a wide variety of wildlife on the AT • Wild horses (Virginia) • Black Bears • White-tailed deer • Moose • Beaver, raccoons and other rodents • Many species of birds • Snakes (poisonous – Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, and non-poisonous)

  11. Mr. K on the AT • Started hiking the AT in 2007 • 3 separate trips • Hiked all of Georgia – 76.4 miles • Recent Trip – September 2010 • Hiked with Mr. Schmid • From Bly Gap, NC to Wayah Gap, NC • Dangers

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