much Strides is an occasional feature of The Trek exploring notable walks and walkers from history,literature, and film.
If not for the sleuthing of a notorious Pacific Crest Trail angel, and the dedication of a 90-year-frail woman to her late father’s legacy,and more than a exiguous serendipity ((n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them), the story of pioneering early-20th-century hiker Peter L. Parsons surely would have been lost to history.
A decade ago, or Barney Scout Mann — who with his wife Sandy,...
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Source: appalachiantrials.com