Tony Pasquariello - Appalachian Trail

I have been very interested in walking on the Appalachian Trail ever since first hearing about it last year. Some spend months traveling the whole way, from Maine to Georgia, or vice versa, where as some spend a day, a weekend, a week, a month just leisurely walking. I have learned about Trail names, where somebody gives you a trail name when they first meet you and this becomes your name on the trail, sometimes even for the rest of your life, and trail days where you can dress the part of your name and hang out with everybody that has hiked the AT in Demascus, Virginia. I am planning to backpack through Europe or hike the AT after I graduate from college; hopefully I have enough money to explore Europe and upon my return to the United States will be able to hike the AT on a low budget. The beauty of the AT is that it is away from all of the cities, traffic, headaches and stresses and shows you the beauty of nature, meeting people who are just like you, trying to get away from all the hassles and problems of society and finding your own spirituality.