{"id":3303,"date":"2009-07-04T07:39:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=3303"},"modified":"2009-07-04T07:41:37","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T15:41:37","slug":"fourth-of-july-tribute-american-discovery-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2009\/07\/04\/fourth-of-july-tribute-american-discovery-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth of July tribute: American Discovery Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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American Discovery Trail<\/a> starts on the Atlantic Ocean and ends at the Pacific at Point Reyes National Seashore. Every summer a few brave souls attempt to hike the whole distance — and the few who pass our way see some of our favorite Bay Area locales (including Mount Diablo State Park<\/a> and Briones Regional Park<\/a> on my side of the Bay.)<\/p>\n


\nThe ADT in California<\/a> traverses some of our finest terrain, starting on the Tahoe Rim Trail<\/a> and working its way down the Sierra slope through Auburn to the Delta and on to the East Bay. <\/p>\n

Bay Area hikers Ken and Marcia Powers<\/a> were the first to through-hike all 4900 miles of the ADT in 2005<\/a>. (They’re hiking the Idaho Centennial Trail<\/a> right now).<\/p>\n

Robin Grapa, who hiked the whole trail with her mom in 2006 to raise money for bone marrow disease, is still updating her blog.<\/a> A few of my hearty regular readers will remember Two-Heel Drive posts<\/a> tracking her progress. I remember thinking she had no idea what she was in for but found myself rooting for her to make it the whole way. <\/p>\n

Amazon sells American Discoveries: Scouting the First Coast-To-Coast Recreational Trail<\/a>\"\" by Ellen Dudley and Eric Seaborg, an account of their scouting mission to create the trail. More on the history of the trail at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

The ADT represents the entirety of our country. Nothing more patriotic than putting in a few miles on it, if there’s a stretch nearby. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

American Discovery Trail starts on the Atlantic Ocean and ends at the Pacific at Point Reyes National Seashore. Every summer a few brave souls attempt to hike the whole distance — and the few who pass our way see some…<\/p>\n

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