1. The Appalachian Trail Museum
(News/Current News)

... pioneers of the AT—Benton MacKaye and Myron Avery, and the first thru-hikers: Earl Shaffer, Gene Espy, Ed Garvey, and Emma “Grandma” Gatewood. Mark and Betty at the A.T. Museum A Personal ...

2. Great Eastern Trail - Carr Mountain
(The Stacks/Flying McLeods Archives)

Mark on the Carr Mountain Trail Join the Southern Shenandoah Valley Chapter and the Flying McLeods as we “channel” the spirits of Myron Avery and other PATC pioneers in the creation of a new long-distance ...

3. The A.T. and the CCC
(History/Park History)

... Civilian Conservation Corps through the Emergency Conservation Work Act. The AT on Black Rock as constructed by the CCC After the Park was established, Myron Avery was able to obtain commitments ...

4. The Tempest
(History/PATC History)

... wilderness and the benefits to be gained by those who participate in the backcountry communities he envisioned. There is a certain tendency toward socialism in his proposal, too. Myron Avery on Katahdin ...