HIKERS: Appalachian's 2000-milers near 10000 - Winston-Salem Journal

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<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><br><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite%3Fpagename%3DWSJ%252FMGArticle%252FWSJ_B asicArticle%26c%3DMGArticle%26cid%3D1173353511186% 26path%3D!living%26s%3D1037645509005&cid=0&ei=ky89R_jhNobcygSF-NWFDw">HIKERS: <b>Appalachian&#39;s</b> 2000-milers near 10000</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Winston-Salem Journal,&nbsp;NC&nbsp;-</font> <nobr>3 minutes ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The number of people hiking the entire <b>Appalachian Trail</b> has risen dramatically over the years. From 1936 to 1969, only 61 completions are recorded. <b>...</b></font><br></div></td></tr></table>

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Good article. You need to click More... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite%3Fpagename%3DWSJ%252FMGArticle%252FWSJ_B asicArticle%26c%3DMGArticle%26cid%3D1173353511186% 26path%3D%21living%26s%3D1037645509005&cid=0&ei=ky89R_jhNobcygSF-NWFDw) to read. 10,000 that's quite a few. I'd guess the PCT may have 700 or a few more and the CDT possibly 150. The PCTA may have the numbers but the CDT is a WAG