{"product_id":"along-the-appalachian-trail-northern","title":"Along the Appalachian Trail (Northern)","description":"\u003cp class=\"type-fs-paragraph text-fs-text-primary m-0 mt-(--slate-dimensions-5)\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"type-fs-paragraph-medium text-fs-text-primary\"\u003e200 images\u003c\/strong\u003e from the archives of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the National Park Service that tell the history of the Appalachian Trail in NY, NJ and CT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"type-fs-paragraph text-fs-text-primary m-0 mt-(--slate-dimensions-5)\"\u003eCrossing through 14 states from Maine to Georgia, the Appalachian Trail enters New Jersey through the Delaware Water Gap, crosses New York's Hudson River, and rises over Connecticut's Lion's Head. The area is considered by some to be the pathways birthplace, for in 1923, just two years after Benton MacKaye originally proposed the trail, the first few miles specifically constructed for the Appalachian Trail were built by volunteers in New York's Harriman and Bear Mountain State Parks. These photographs and the corresponding narrative present a historical perspective on what it took to create the trail, and the original routes that are no longer part of the present-day Appalachian Trail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"type-fs-paragraph text-fs-text-primary m-0 mt-[calc(var(--slate-dimensions-5)\/4)] list-outside p-0 ps-(--slate-spacing-element-large) list-disc [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;li]:list-disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"m-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:m-0\"\u003ePaperback Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"m-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:m-0\"\u003e6.5 x 9.25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"m-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:m-0\"\u003e128 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67613363306810,"sku":"9781467121514","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/6081\/4650\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-01155745.png?v=1790884680","url":"https:\/\/theashevilleshop.com\/products\/along-the-appalachian-trail-northern","provider":"The Asheville Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}