View Full Version : Do you know? AT trivia facts...
hopefulhiker
11-21-2007, 00:35
Which trail town was home to German POW's?
Dakota Dan
11-21-2007, 00:45
In PA somewhere near Pine Grove Furnace. I think they shot at us 30 yrs ago while passing thru.:)
Dakota Dan
11-21-2007, 01:01
Another trivia question.... maybe a little tougher
What does the term "Jacobs Ladder" have to do with the AT? And I'm not talking about a trail named this.
My guess is that you get multiple answers on this one.
Mine woudl refer to the a yellow blaze in Western MA
http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/13418/travel.html
I believe Hot Springs, NC once had German POW's nearby.
Another trivia question.... maybe a little tougher
What does the term "Jacobs Ladder" have to do with the AT? And I'm not talking about a trail named this.
Up and down. Repeat. Smile.
Which trail town was home to German POW's?
Hot Springs, NC
I believe Hot Springs, NC once had German POW's nearby.You beat me to it. I think the Hicks that own the campground there are direct decendents from the germans that were held there?
You turned that horseshoe on your porch yet?
max patch
11-21-2007, 09:35
Another trivia question.... maybe a little tougher
What does the term "Jacobs Ladder" have to do with the AT? And I'm not talking about a trail named this.
Jacobs Ladder was a movie.
The character that played George Costanza in Seinfeld was in the movie.
George Costanza was an aquaintance of the character Newman in Seinfeld.
I met the character Newman in the Atlanta airport last year.
I hike on the AT.
Easy. But how did you know?
Flush2wice
11-21-2007, 10:10
I believe Hot Springs, NC once had German POW's nearby.
Hot Springs interned officers and crew from German merchant vessels that were docked at US ports during the start of WWI. I think they were officially called "enemy aliens" and not POW's.
Which trail town was home to German POW's?
Waynesboro, Va
Waynesboro, Va
Sorry, not Waynesboro but Lyndhurst, just down the hill from where the trail crosses I-64.
Which trail town was home to German POW's?
It was Hot Springs. When the Germans were released, they liked it so much there that many of them stayed. Let's see, a choice between gorgeous Hot Springs, or war torn Germany. I'd have stayed too. Shoot, I wish I could stay there now LOL.
The Old Fhart
11-21-2007, 11:46
Dakota Dan-"What does the term "Jacobs Ladder" have to do with the AT? And I'm not talking about a trail named this."For one, Jacobs Ladder (http://www.hikethewhites.com/photos/old/jacob.jpg) is the name of the trestle on the Cog tracks you can see from the A.T. The name comes from the Biblical reference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Ladder_(Bible)) and how some people view all the 'hills' on the A.T...:D
Dakota Dan
11-22-2007, 00:52
For one, Jacobs Ladder (http://www.hikethewhites.com/photos/old/jacob.jpg) is the name of the trestle on the Cog tracks you can see from the A.T. The name comes from the Biblical reference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Ladder_(Bible)) and how some people view all the 'hills' on the A.T...:D
Bingo.... the Cog Railway was what I was looking for.
And as most know, a trail by the same name adjoins the AT. But, I excluded the trail as part of the answer.
I was also correct about the German POW's. I Googled it after I saw the other answers,(which may also be correct, didn't check). A group of German Submarine POW's where kept at or near Furnace Grove.
Programbo
11-23-2007, 19:32
The AT passed by a German POW camp in Southern PA way back in the 70`s.....I belive it has been rerouted away from the location now
Which trail town was home to German POW's?
I thought the Companion said Hot Springs, NC.
Kirby
The AT passed by a German POW camp in Southern PA way back in the 70`s.....I belive it has been rerouted away from the location now
AT's still there, camp was demolished
I had family working AND intered in a camp in PA.....very weird. THey didn't figure out that they were related until after the POWs were released, and decided to settle.
Riddle me this. Where was the first section of new trail constructed after the AT project was announced?
Riddle me this. Where was the first section of new trail constructed after the AT project was announced?
Bear Mtn?
Bear Mtn?
Correct! An A for A-Train.
Where was the missing link created?
Kirby
warraghiyagey
12-03-2007, 22:17
Where was the missing link created?
Kirby
Don't know where he was created but he lives in Damascus.
:p
Uncle Silly
12-03-2007, 23:13
Don't know where he was created but he lives in Damascus.
Rumor has it he was created in Rhode Island. :D
warraghiyagey
12-03-2007, 23:18
Rumor has it he was created in Rhode Island. :D
It seems we are talking about the same missing link. I'm sure he'll knuckle in a response soon. :D :p
sasquatch2014
12-04-2007, 00:01
I think one of the last stretches was in Maine
DawnTreader
12-05-2007, 13:54
just under sugarloaf.. took a great break at the plaque...
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 14:16
What part of the trail gets re-routed most?
The Old Fhart
12-05-2007, 14:29
Sasquatch2014 and DawnTreader are correct on the last section being south of Sugarloaf.
"The ridge between Spaulding and Sugarloaf Mountains was the last section of the Appalachian Trail to be cleared. When a CCC crew blazed this section of trail in 1937, it completed the more than 2,000 mile Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia."
Gray Blazer
12-05-2007, 14:29
What part of the trail gets re-routed most?
The part I'm hiking on? :eek:
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 14:44
Where is the lowest point on the trail?
Lone Wolf
12-05-2007, 14:45
Where is the lowest point on the trail?
bear mtn. bridge
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 14:50
Longest single bridge on the trail?
Lone Wolf
12-05-2007, 14:53
Longest single bridge on the trail?
james river
Uncle Silly
12-05-2007, 14:54
Longest single bridge on the trail?
I hear the bridge over the Potomac is still unwed, though rumor has it the bridge over the Shenandoah may propose soon...
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 14:56
I hear the bridge over the Potomac is still unwed, though rumor has it the bridge over the Shenandoah may propose soon...
Now, THAT is funny!
How about the name of a state park on the trail which draws more annual visitors than Yellowstone?
Lone Wolf
12-05-2007, 14:57
Now, THAT is funny!
How about the name of a state park on the trail which draws more annual visitors than Yellowstone?
mount washington
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 14:59
james river
Isn't bear mountain longer?
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 15:02
mount washington
I think that only gets a couple hundred thousand a year. The numbers I'm looking at are in the millions.
The Old Fhart
12-05-2007, 15:33
MT. Washington State Park is only a few acres and gets about 250,000/yr.
Lone Wolf
12-05-2007, 15:35
GSMNP is the one. MT. Washington State Park is only a few acres and gets about 250,000/yr.
GSMNP is a NATIONAL park
The Old Fhart
12-05-2007, 15:42
Sorry Lone Wolf, I realized that after I hit send. Bear Mountain in NY is the one and must have had that many people there when I went thru on a hot Sunday!
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 15:47
Sorry Lone Wolf, I realized that after I hit send. Bear Mountain in NY is the one and must have had that many people there when I went thru on a hot Sunday!
lol, notice a trend with the answers to my questions?
Didn't see an answer to "rerouted the most"
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 16:09
Didn't see an answer to "rerouted the most"
The trail through Bear Mountain zoo gets rerouted every evening.
I know, I can hear the groans already.
And in the mornings too. You're right, should have caught on. *groan*
The Old Fhart
12-05-2007, 16:19
Many comment on the fords in Maine. Where are the most fords in a 2 mile stretch of the A.T.?
The Cheat
12-05-2007, 16:20
Many comment on the fords in Maine. Where are the most fords in a 2 mile stretch of the A.T.?
Bear Mountain? :banana :banana
The Old Fhart
12-05-2007, 16:25
The Cheat-"Bear Mountain? :banana :banana "Why didn't I see that one coming? :D And the most Chevys as well, but no, that isn't the answer.
warren doyle
12-05-2007, 16:37
It used to be Little Wolf Creek (during high water) near Bastian, VA before they permanently relocated the trail to the former blue-blazed high water route this past hiking season.
I loved that secluded stream valley.
Brushy Sage
12-05-2007, 19:44
Yes, the valley along the stream was most pleasant. Weren't there about five fording crossings? I made it across on rocks until the last one, when one foot slipped and hit bottom -- and all my dry-footed pride went down with it.
warren doyle
12-05-2007, 19:57
Various estimates had from 11-14 crossings of Liittle Wolf Creek when it first opened (around 1980). There was a relocation eliminating two fords near where Little Wolf Creek floed into Laurel Creek several years ago. During low water, these were the two fords that proved a little bit trickier to navigate by dry-footed northbounders.
Hikerhead
12-05-2007, 20:08
Various estimates had from 11-14 crossings of Liittle Wolf Creek when it first opened (around 1980). There was a relocation eliminating two fords near where Little Wolf Creek floed into Laurel Creek several years ago. During low water, these were the two fords that proved a little bit trickier to navigate by dry-footed northbounders.
Did you mean to say During HIGH water?
The Old Fhart
12-05-2007, 21:16
Warren is right for once that Wolf Creek had the most fords. For a good account of what the crossings could be like, read Model T's "Walking on the Happy Side of Misery", pages 244-251. Great story. What was the bypass is a really nice section of trail, especially compared to what was down low.
warren doyle
12-06-2007, 12:46
You get an 'A' for reading comprehension Hikerhead.
My mistake.
I meant high water.
I appreciate your civil. corrective comment/question much more than a sarcastic/cynical internegator.
Hikerhead
12-06-2007, 13:54
You get an 'A' for reading comprehension Hikerhead.
My mistake.
I meant high water.
I appreciate your civil. corrective comment/question much more than a sarcastic/cynical internegator.
You Da Man. Have a nice X-Mas!
Where on the A.T. do trail maintenance responsibilities of four (4) A.T.-maintaining clubs meet at a single point?