In 1948, WWII veteran Earl Shaffer set out from Mt. Oglethorpe, Georgia, to attempt what many considered impossible: an end to end through-hike of the Appalachian trail. A little more than 4 months later in August of 1948, Earl aka "The Crazy One" had walked over 2050 miles to reach Mt. Katahdin in Maine, becoming the
In 1948, WWII veteran Earl Shaffer set out from Mt. Oglethorpe, Georgia, to attempt what many considered impossible: an end to end through-hike of the Appalachian trail. A little more than 4 months later in August of 1948, Earl aka "The Crazy One" had walked over 2050 miles to reach Mt. Katahdin in Maine, becoming the