WV: 25Jun2005/Day 57
Edited Aug2025 – attaching Chapter 5 Pages 45-46.
AT mileage: 4mi/6.4km
Days to hike: some hours
Elevation ranging from 265′ – 1,200′/81 – 366m
Difficulty rating: 2 – 3 (scale of 1 – 10)
National Park – Harpes Ferry Historic
Most historical section – American Civil War
Shortest AT miles of the trail
Trail town – Harpes Ferry, ACT HQ
In the affluent society, no useful distinction can be made between luxuries and necessaries – JK Galbraith
MD: 25- 26Jun2005/Day 57-58
Edited Aug2025 – attaching Chapter 6 Pages 47-48.
AT mileage: 41mi/66km
Days to hike: 2
Elevation ranging from 230′ – 1,880′/70 – 573m
Difficulty rating: 2 – 3 (scale of 1 – 10)
National Park – Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic
Most historical section – American Civil War
First monument dedicated to the memory of George Washington
Civilzation, if it is not in man’s heart; well, then it is nowhere – George Duhamel
