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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Stile between VT 12 and S. Pomfret
Stile between VT 12 and S. Pomfret 		Happy Hill Cabin
Happy Hill Cabin 		Dartmouth, NH, August 27
Dartmouth, NH, August 27 		Hanover, NH
Hanover, NH 		Downtown Hanover, NH
Downtown Hanover, NH 		DreamCatcher with the Magoo hat
DreamCatcher with the Magoo hat
AT Trail Turn, Hanover, NH
AT Trail Turn, Hanover, NH 		Maple syrup lines
Maple syrup lines 		View NE from Moose Mt.
View NE from Moose Mt. 		South Fork Hewes Brook
South Fork Hewes Brook 		Trapper John Shelter for Breakfast
Trapper John Shelter for Breakfast 		Mile marker 412
Mile marker 412
Whites from Smart Mt Firetower
Whites from Smart Mt Firetower 		Whites from Smart Mt Firetower
Whites from Smart Mt Firetower 		South Jacobs Brook Bridge
South Jacobs Brook Bridge 		Hexacuba Shelter, Aug 31
Hexacuba Shelter, Aug 31 		Mt. Cube
Mt. Cube 		Atwell Hill Turnpike
Atwell Hill Turnpike
Moosalauki
Moosalauki 		Rogers Place, a bit of Glencliff heaven
Rogers Place, a bit of Glencliff heaven 		Sam Adams Pub, Glenwood style
Sam Adams Pub, Glenwood style 		Sam Adams Pub, AT Wall
Sam Adams Pub, AT Wall 		Sam Adams Pub, AT wall
Sam Adams Pub, AT wall 		The rain moved off, Sept 1
The rain moved off, Sept 1
Stream S of Moosilauke
Stream S of Moosilauke 		Pasture S of Moosilauke
Pasture S of Moosilauke 		Moo! -silauke
Moo! -silauke 		The Mountain cows of Moosilauke
The Mountain cows of Moosilauke 		Cloud mist on web
Cloud mist on web 		Approaching crest of Moosilauke
Approaching crest of Moosilauke
Summiting Moosilauke
Summiting Moosilauke 		Three Southbounders atop Moosilauke
Three Southbounders atop Moosilauke 		Lunch atop Moosilauke
Lunch atop Moosilauke 		Descending the N side Moosilauke
Descending the N side Moosilauke 		Steps, N. side of Moosilauke
Steps, N. side of Moosilauke 		N. face, Moosilauke
N. face, Moosilauke
Moosilauke caution sign
Moosilauke caution sign 		view from descent of Moosilauke
view from descent of Moosilauke 		Gordon Lake from Mt. Wolf
Gordon Lake from Mt. Wolf 		Presidentials from Kinsmen Trail
Presidentials from Kinsmen Trail 		DNA atop Kinsmen South
DNA atop Kinsmen South 		Moosilauke from Kinsmen
Moosilauke from Kinsmen
Grouse atop Kinsmen
Grouse atop Kinsmen 		Grouse, Kinsmen summit
Grouse, Kinsmen summit 		Franconia Ridge
Franconia Ridge 		Glider
Glider 		Cascade Lodge, N. Woodstock NH
Cascade Lodge, N. Woodstock NH 		Cascade Lodge, Sept 4
Cascade Lodge, Sept 4
Mt. Liberty and Flume
Mt. Liberty and Flume 		Little Haystack
Little Haystack 		Little Haystack
Little Haystack 		Lincoln & Layfette
Lincoln & Layfette 		Toward Galehead
Toward Galehead 		Mt. Garfield
Mt. Garfield
Galehead
Galehead 		Galehead Hut sign
Galehead Hut sign 		Heading out of Galehead Hut, Sept 6
Heading out of Galehead Hut, Sept 6 		South Twin Mtn.
South Twin Mtn. 		Mt Guyot stream
Mt Guyot stream 		Mistfall from Zealand Hut
Mistfall from Zealand Hut
Stream outside Zealand Hut
Stream outside Zealand Hut 		Common area inside Zealand Hut
Common area inside Zealand Hut 		Bunkroom, Zealand Hut
Bunkroom, Zealand Hut 		Path uptrail from Zealand
Path uptrail from Zealand 		My First Moose
My First Moose 		Moose and me
Moose and me
Webster from 302 trailhead
Webster from 302 trailhead 		Seco River bridge
Seco River bridge 		2/3rds up Crawford Notch
2/3rds up Crawford Notch 		Lafayette from Webster
Lafayette from Webster 		Washington from Jackson
Washington from Jackson 		Hiking to Mispah Hut
Hiking to Mispah Hut
Eisenhower from Pierce
Eisenhower from Pierce 		Hiking to Eisenhower
Hiking to Eisenhower 		Washington Summit in clouds
Washington Summit in clouds 		Snow on Trail
Snow on Trail 		Eisenhower
Eisenhower 		Looking back
Looking back
First sighting of summit of Washington
First sighting of summit of Washington 		Clouds move back in
Clouds move back in 		Lake of the Clouds Hut
Lake of the Clouds Hut 		Arrival at Lake of the Clouds Hut
Arrival at Lake of the Clouds Hut 		Squirrel on Bunk maintenance
Squirrel on Bunk maintenance 		Sunset from Lake of the Clouds
Sunset from Lake of the Clouds
Leaving Lake of the Clouds
Leaving Lake of the Clouds 		The reason for the name
The reason for the name 		A look back from half way up
A look back from half way up 		Summit of Mt. Washington
Summit of Mt. Washington 		Leaving Mt. Washington
Leaving Mt. Washington 		Crossing the cog railway
Crossing the cog railway