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Meet the Other “Appalachian Trail” That Could Become Our Next National Scenic Trail
The Benton MacKaye Trail Starts at the AT's southern terminus and runs nearly 300 miles through the hills—and a bipartisan bill is set to name it our next National Scenic Trail.
Two Hikers Found Dead in Utah Canyon As a Dangerous Spring Continues
This weekend's deaths mark the second double fatality in Buckskin Gulch this spring, and follow a string of rescues caused by wet conditions and flooding.