Babes Catherine Robbins, Hilda Kurth, and Kathleen Norris, also known as the Three Musketeers, were the first women to hike the Long Trail in it’s entirety during the 1920s! Read more about them here and here, more photos here.
But they encountered their share of trail magic, too. Approaching Hazen’s Notch, near the end of their trip, they looked over a cliff and saw a man far below in white slacks and a white jacket. In an interview years later, Catherine Robbins remembered what happened next: And he says, “I’m looking for the three musketeers.” I said, “Oh, you are? Well, here we are.” The others were behind me. “Well, come on down, I have a gallon of ice cream for you.” Boy, did I go down that mountain fast. And sure enough they had a whole gallon of ice cream, and did we sit down and eat it. We all shared it, ‘til we ate it all up, you know. It was terrific.”
Dang, those are some badass ladies. with style too.
Trail Stories, In Photos
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has some vintage photograph gems for all to view. It has become a rite of passage for each hiker making the Appalachian Trail trek to have their photograph taken at the Conservancy HQ in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. ATC has now collected all of the photos, dating back to 1979, into a searchable database. Go find yours!
throwback. ~CFS
Need to check this out. If for nothing else, for the awesome short shorts.
I agree, badass.
Here is my dad hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 1972. He was the first recorded person to hike all 3 of the major US trails, aka “The Triple Crown of Hiking”.. Appalachian in ‘71, Pacific Crest in ‘72, and Contintental Divide in ‘77. Blast from the past.
This is badass, plain and simple.
(Source: captainofwinterfell)
