Gene Espy, Pioneering Hiker of the Appalachian Trail, Dies at 98 In 1951, he became the second person known to have walked the trail in a single trek — a “thru-hike” — covering some 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine in 123 days. https://bit.ly/48w0sMR https://nyti.ms/3eyQv5F

In 1951, he became the second person known to have walked the trail in a single trek — a “thru-hike” — covering some 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine in 123 days.

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