Shenandoah National Park Night 5: Big Meadows to Swift Gap

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Section Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Jon Eskelsen

35 episodes

2 weeks ago

Hey, I'm a guy who can't get away for 6 months to a year to do a thru hike on a long trail. But I do have time to take a week here or there to do a section hike. So I'm going to section hike the Appalachian Trail. Let's talk about what it takes to plan a great hike, then go out and hit the trail. We are sponsored by the Committee to Restore America's National Parks, a campaign aimed at fixing the $11.9Billion backlog under our National Park System. You can check them out at https://restoreamericasnationalparks.org.

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Shenandoah National Park Night 5: Big Meadows to Swift Gap

Section Hiking the Appalachian Trail

21 minutes 23 seconds

3 years ago

Shenandoah National Park Night 5: Big Meadows to Swift Gap

Catching up on previous trips, Jon explains what happens when he leaves the confines of Big Meadows state park and heads south to Swift Gap.

Along the way there's some beautiful terrain, albeit not all that difficult. Along the way we learn about the 53 cemeteries in the park and we talk about the history of the Lewis Mountain Campground.

For more information about the formation of the Lewis Mountain Campground, you can look at the following sites:

Shenandoah for idea to reality

Previous Secretaries of the Department of Interior

Segregation and Desegregation at Shenandoah National Park

Memo to Secretary of Interior Stating that facilities in the Park need to be equal among the races