Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People

Hiked the Appalachian Trail

03.15.2022 - By Chris GethardPlay

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A man discusses the biggest challenges of hiking the trail and the scariest thing of all: Lyme disease. He describes legendary (and sometimes creepy) people known along the trail including the shirtless “hammer man” and the hospitality of “trail angels.” He also shares a story with Geth about a stranger’s kindness and how it gave him the strength to go on.

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