AT 94

BadDNA's Appalachian Trail thru hike as a photo essay. This is Paul Vail's 1994 Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I hiked the A.T. as a northbounder, known by my trail name as Bad DNA. Yes, I was the guy with the Virginia License tag on the back of my pack, a nickname I had earned at Virginia Tech back in 1985. I started the thruhike at Springer Mountain, Georgia in April, and climbed Katahdin in October, '94. In the meantime, 'DNA had the good fortune to cross paths with dozens of other 94 thru hikers and other trail folk. Long distance thru hiking is not just in my blood, but my DNA. Dry socks and cool breezes, everyone.

Brief glimpse of the Rim	Cog Railway Train	Cairns mark the Trail	A View!	Approaching Mt. Madison	Ascending Mt. Madison
Summiting Mt. Madison	Looking toward Mt Washington	ENE from Mt. Madison	Snack break and taking in the vista	Hey, that's a Rainbow!	Gale winds hit
It's not a cloud, that's HAIL	Heading to Wildcat Mt.	Between Mts.	Stealth camp, Moriah	Moriah dinner	Long descent to Gorham, NH
Welcome to Gorham, NH	The Barn in Gorham	Snapping Turtle N. of Gorham	Moriah from N. of Cascade Mtn.	Dream Pond	Washington and Madison
Moriah, Wildcat	Pinkham Notch	Bad DNA and the Prezzies	Bogwalk off of Mt. Success	Last of New Hampshire	Yeti, Permagrin and BadDNA
Yeti, Permagrin and Pieps	New Hampshire climbing gym	BadDNA thru hiking New Hampshire	Maine mileage sign	AT Map, ME	Maine State Line, Sept 14
DNA in Maine	Carlo Col Shelter	The mountains of Maine, looking toward NH	Descending to the Notch	Entering Mahoosic Notch	Bouldering through Mahoosic Notch
Pack First	More Notch	Almost through	Back to the rock pile	Last of the Notch	Yeti and his prized poster
Change of weather going up the Arm	Pieps atop Mahoosic Arm	The Notch from Mahoosic Arm	Speck Pond	Rain, mist, occasional glimpses	Maine mud, Sept 17
Bemis Mtn effegy	Out of Bemis, Sept 19	Waterfall (Bemis Stream?)	Maine Terrain	Maine Autumn	Maine hills
Maine hills to Rangeley	Heading toward Rangeley	Bemis to Rangeley	Rangeley approach	Cow moose on trail	Laundry in Rangley
Rangley, Maine, Sept 21	Piazza Shelter	Saddleback Mountain	Saddleback ski area	Horn, Saddleback Jr	Looking North
Fall Colors	Fall Colors, Sept 22	Approaching Spaulding	Nature's neon walkway	Caution: Moose Crossing	Weather building
Weather arrives, Sept 23	West Peak (Bigalow), Sept 24	Bigalow Mountain	Not a partridge, not a pear tree	Flagstaff Lake	Flagstaff
West Carry Pond	West Carry Pond	East Carry Pond	Pierce Pond from L-2	Pierce Pond L-2	Stream to Kennebec

Bad DNA, AT Thruhiker 1994

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