Bad DNA, AT Thruhiker 1994

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.

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A.T.C. work party
A.T.C. work party 		Teresa Martinez and friend
Teresa Martinez and friend 		Crossing the Potomac
Crossing the Potomac 		Looking down stream
Looking down stream 		Harpers Ferry train tunnel
Harpers Ferry train tunnel 		Spiral walk down to Maryland soil
Spiral walk down to Maryland soil
Jefferson Rock
Jefferson Rock 		Stone Arch
Stone Arch 		Sunset, June 29
Sunset, June 29 		Boonsboro Mountain Road
Boonsboro Mountain Road 		Interstate 70
Interstate 70 		Trailside register
Trailside register
Maryland trail
Maryland trail 		Devils Racecourse?
Devils Racecourse? 		Mason Dixon Line
Mason Dixon Line 		Hoods in the Woods
Hoods in the Woods 		Family Reunion
Family Reunion 		Cass, Rich and J in Philly
Cass, Rich and J in Philly
Birchrun Twin Shelters
Birchrun Twin Shelters 		Iron Masters Hostel, PA, July 4
Iron Masters Hostel, PA, July 4 		Half-Gallon Club with DreamCatcher
Half-Gallon Club with DreamCatcher 		Pine Grove Furnace
Pine Grove Furnace 		JettButt & Sherbear at half way marker
JettButt & Sherbear at half way marker 		BadDNA halfway, July 5
BadDNA halfway, July 5
Ant hill on A.T.
Ant hill on A.T. 		The old halfway marker
The old halfway marker 		Sherbear Blackberry hunting
Sherbear Blackberry hunting 		Cumberland Valley, July 6
Cumberland Valley, July 6 		Rt 11 Appalachian Trail Inn
Rt 11 Appalachian Trail Inn 		Bogwalks
Bogwalks
One word for PA: Welcome
One word for PA: Welcome 		Cumberland Valley north
Cumberland Valley north 		Cooling off at the Doyle Hotel, Duncannon
Cooling off at the Doyle Hotel, Duncannon 		Indiana Jean arrives at the Doyle
Indiana Jean arrives at the Doyle 		Doyled, the Morning After
Doyled, the Morning After 		Crossing the Susquehanna River
Crossing the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna Valley
Susquehanna Valley 		Slacker and SlackerDad, PA
Slacker and SlackerDad, PA 		Old Village creekside camping
Old Village creekside camping 		Bleu Blaze Hostel, July 10
Bleu Blaze Hostel, July 10 		A chance to call home.
A chance to call home. 		Forest of ferns
Forest of ferns
Old iron bridge
Old iron bridge 		Stream from Iron Bridge
Stream from Iron Bridge 		Blue Mountain, July 11
Blue Mountain, July 11 		Lily on the trail
Lily on the trail 		Rattler !
Rattler ! 		Port Clinton Vultures
Port Clinton Vultures
Sourball at Eckville Shelter
Sourball at Eckville Shelter 		Eckville bunkhouse on the A.T.
Eckville bunkhouse on the A.T. 		Eckville Shelter, July 15
Eckville Shelter, July 15 		Keeping the Dentist at Bay
Keeping the Dentist at Bay 		Pennsylvania Rocks
Pennsylvania Rocks 		Indiana Jean and Sherbear
Indiana Jean and Sherbear
On our way to Bake Oven Knob
On our way to Bake Oven Knob 		Limestone trail
Limestone trail 		PA limestone trail
PA limestone trail 		Bake Oven Knob
Bake Oven Knob 		Sherbear and Indy descend toward Palmerton
Sherbear and Indy descend toward Palmerton 		N side of Lehigh Gap
N side of Lehigh Gap
North of Palmerton, July 18
North of Palmerton, July 18 		Rattler!
Rattler! 		NJ from the PA side of DWG
NJ from the PA side of DWG 		Downtown Delaware Water Gap
Downtown Delaware Water Gap 		Church of the Mountain picnic
Church of the Mountain picnic 		Hikers can picnic
Hikers can picnic
Sourball Snake Story
Sourball Snake Story 		AT Map, NJ, NY, CT
AT Map, NJ, NY, CT 		Welcome to New Jersey
Welcome to New Jersey 		Catfish Firetower, NJ, July 23
Catfish Firetower, NJ, July 23 		Vernal Swamp, NJ
Vernal Swamp, NJ 		Swamp Surfing
Swamp Surfing
NY, Waterfall, July 27
NY, Waterfall, July 27 		Wild Turkey Flock, Greenwood Lake
Wild Turkey Flock, Greenwood Lake 		Cat Rocks in NY
Cat Rocks in NY 		Fitzgerald Falls, NY
Fitzgerald Falls, NY 		Looking E, Mobasha High Point
Looking E, Mobasha High Point 		New York State of Mind
New York State of Mind
Heading to Fingerboard Shelter
Heading to Fingerboard Shelter 		Blueberry harvest, NY
Blueberry harvest, NY 		Arden Mtn
Arden Mtn 		Deer on Arden Mtn
Deer on Arden Mtn 		William Brien Memorial Shelter
William Brien Memorial Shelter 		Silver Lake, NY, July 29
Silver Lake, NY, July 29
Black Mtn. Views
Black Mtn. Views 		Bear Mt, looking toward Manhatten
Bear Mt, looking toward Manhatten 		Bear Mt. Bridge Crossing the Hudson River
Bear Mt. Bridge Crossing the Hudson River 		DNA with St. Francis, July 30
DNA with St. Francis, July 30 		1008.JPG
1008.JPG 		Canopus Lake, NY
Canopus Lake, NY