Episode 158 - Appalachian Trail FKT, Devil’s Tower, and More White Mountain History - The Trail Gang

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This week, we catch up on some recent search and rescue news on Monadnock, Wild River and Old Bridle Path, a recap of wild weather in New Hampshire, a North Bound FKT attempt is coming through the Whites this week, 4th of July planning, a follow up from last weeks history segment on the Trail Masters - connecting the trails of the White Mountains, new SLASR Patches, controversy over a name change of the Devil’s Tower, and Stomps favorite segment - Notable hikers of the week!

Don’t worry, the Higher Summits Forecast will be back next week, Stomp decided to go old school for the opener. 

This weeks Higher Summit Forecast

Topics

• Stomp is excited for the Presidential Debate

• Schedule reminders

• 4th of July Fireworks in New Hampshire

• Naked Hiker on South Moat

• SLASR Patches are coming

• Kristian Morgan - Fastest Known Time on the NOBO Appalachian Trail

• Wild Weather in the White Mountains

• Cisco Brewers in Portsmouth is earthquake proof

• Devil’s Tower and name changes

• Cold Case Murders solved 

• Random SAR News Stories 

• More Stories of connecting the White Mountains Trail system - Charles Blood and Paul Jenks

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews

• SLASR Merchandise

• SLASR LinkTree

• List of Fireworks displays in NH

• Fastest Known Time - 28 days to Vermont, Kristian Morgan NOBO AT

• Live Tracker

• Cisco Brewers Portsmouth

• Devil's Tower in the Fed crosshairs

• Effort began in 2014

• Contentious history of Wyoming monuments 

• Final List of recommended name changes

• Cold Case Murder in Shenandoah along the Appalachian Trail has been solved

• Military Search and Rescue accident causes serious injury to two members training 

• Hiker rescued after 10 days lost

• Ed Sheeran

• Keep NH Brewing Festival

• The Trail Gang - Cool story from Appalachia in 1929 from Charles Blood

• The Story of cutting the Webster Cliff Trail by Charles Blood

• The Story of the Mahoosucs by Paul Jenks

• 25 Years of AMC Trail Crew by Paul Jenks

• 5000 Trail signs and the history of signs in the White Mountains by Paul Jenks

• Trail Crew in Appalachia links

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