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Appalachian Hikers Trudge Through Recession

Trail provides temporary respite from worldly woes

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 28, 2009 10:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – They won’t find Mark Sanford, but those hiking the Appalachian Trail are finding an escape, however temporary, from the recession, writes Thomas Pierce for NPR. On the trail, hikers get new identities: nicknames like “Pusher,” an ibuprofen-hawking walker who was an office...   Read full story »

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