Kathryn Miles is the author of four books, including Quakeland: On the Road to America’s Next Devastating Earthquake.
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The 17-year Army vet was stabbed to death when he and another hiker were attacked on a section of the Appalachian Trial last weekend. The trail had been his path to recovery from PTSD.
James L. Jordan has been charged with murder and assault with intent to commit murder after a bloody attack early Saturday morning on the Appalachian Trail.
Although the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act is seemingly comprehensive, a lack of national parks could make its effects moot.
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