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Everyone starts off as a beginner. Whether you are new to hiking or rediscovering it, here are some tips to help you recreate safely and responsibly. Did we leave something out? Let us know what your hiking tips are in the comments below. | Appalachian Mountain Club

6.1K views · 77 reactions | After several personal setbacks and a difficult divorce, a father decided to take his kids hiking for 244 miles on the Appalachian Trail. Sit back and enjoy Ben Montgomery recount the adventure that helped bring his family together and allowed him to ultimately find redemption. For more great stories from AMC's Appalachia Journal, check out>>https://bit.ly/amc-appalachia-journal | Appalachian Mountain Club | Facebook

21K views · 223 reactions | Unsure who should make way on the trail, downhill or uphill hikers? Watch our trail etiquette video to find out. | Appalachian Mountain Club | Facebook

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A big thanks to AMC’s trail crew who worked as the Valley Forge Conservation Corps to install steps and water bars on Mount Misery in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania! In total, they will install 75 check steps and 20 water bars over their 8 weeks in the park. Check steps (aka check dams) are trail structures that help retain soil and prevent erosion on sections of trail between water bars, diagonal channels across a path surface that divert surface water run- off away from