When I think of road-tripping across America, I think of a station wagon, a family of 5, and a lot of ‘are we there yet?’s. It’s sort of every American’s rite of passage to see the country in its entirety. You know, purple mountain majesty, amber waves of grain, yadda, yadda. But, it’s definitely a must-do before you die type of thing.
Well, for the folks at Gregory and people of similar mindset, there’s an alternative to crossing America the beautiful in a station wagon - the American Discovery Trail.
Yep, a non-motorized coast-to-coast trail. It’s 6,800 miles of continuous trails that stretch from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California. The trail passes through 14 national parks and 16 national forests through 15 states and is designed for hiking, bicycle and equestrian use. Nothing particularly timely here other than the three north-to-south country crossings seem to get a lot of attention, and this one not so much.
In 1989, the American Hiking Society and Backpacker magazine came up with the idea of a coast-to-coast trail and in 1990-91 a scouting team mapped the route. You can find route information on American Discovery Trail’s website. And if you’re one of the brave to hike all the way across America, make sure you have a pack that won’t let you down. Catch my drift?
Is there a place where someone can find a partner or a group?
Thanks,
Mary
The style of writing is very familiar . Have you written guest posts for other blogs? I mean very fine for me