Baxter State Park pushes back on rising number of Appalachian Trail 'thru-hikers' - P

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<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGzQ_Uxfhr355BkOJpls10ZEvS0ow&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778915758659&ei=j9u-VeCkE6rc8gH274WgAQ&url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/02/maines-baxter-state-park-pushes-back-rising-number-thru-hikers/"><img src="//t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT9ryhEFKv1iGDSMS5H96la2plJioErs qPahCQWidn9XuM4z3-kt0cReg-l5gNbFP08TFVFTlg" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80"><br><font size="-2">Press Herald</font></a></font></td><td valign="top" class="j"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGzQ_Uxfhr355BkOJpls10ZEvS0ow&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778915758659&ei=j9u-VeCkE6rc8gH274WgAQ&url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/08/02/maines-baxter-state-park-pushes-back-rising-number-thru-hikers/"><b>Baxter State Park pushes back on rising number of <b>Appalachian Trail</b> &#39;thru-hikers&#39;</b></a><br><font size="-1"><b><font color="#6f6f6f">Press Herald</font></b></font><br><font size="-1">Jesse Metzger, 19, of Newton, Mass., whose trail name is “Sputnik,” celebrates his <b>Appalachian Trail</b> thru-hike Wednesday atop Mount Katahdin. Upset with some hikers&#39; behavior, Baxter State Park officials want groups affiliated with the AT to address <b>...</b></font><br><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHFUyBvy259Ql_0JTWQIC9Rs_T7fg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778915758659&ei=j9u-VeCkE6rc8gH274WgAQ&url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/mile-high-climb-an-uphill-battle-compared-to-trek-in/article_e521a040-4cd0-517b-bc27-082f021205e8.html">Mile-high climb an uphill battle compared to trek in my 20s</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Press of Atlantic City</nobr></font></font><br><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNH4IX_moPaCpdiN2XoYu7UTmOMaCg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778915758659&ei=j9u-VeCkE6rc8gH274WgAQ&url=http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2015/08/02/news/offbeat/894609.txt">It&#39;s a long, long <b>trail</b> ...</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>Waterbury Republican American</nobr></font></font><br><font size="-1"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFGVItcJqNsW9afydUduG9xB-Jh8A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778915758659&ei=j9u-VeCkE6rc8gH274WgAQ&url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/08/01/travel/climbing-maines-katahdin-not-sissies/">Climbing Maine&#39;s Katahdin is not for sissies</a><font size="-1" color="#6f6f6f"><nobr>The Japan Times</nobr></font></font><br><font size="-1" class="p"></font><br><font class="p" size="-1"><a class="p" href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dRri32wKYPrnNwM67hhUWyemt98KM&authuser=0&ned=us"><nobr><b>all 6 news articles&nbsp;&raquo;</b></nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>

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