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New Orleans man hits halfway mark on Appalachian Trail, blogging past rough terrain, bears, more
When a proud New Orleanian drops everything for a months-long trek along the Appalachian Trail, there's a good chance fellow hikers will come up with a nickname.
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His nickname is "King Cake."
I'd like to hike the AT and/or the PCT and/or the CDT sometime before I'm 40.