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1972 Journals


"Rick LaRue on the Trail" By Rick LaRue
Vintage images from this early thru-hike along with some of his thoughts interspersed among select, relevant poetry written by the author. This selection is available as a PDF download of 1.4 MB.  Rick also made notes during a several hundred mile hike in 2005, returning after 33 years to the AT available by clicking here. H
aving grown-up in Iowa, Rick was a sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa when he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 1972 , and he believes he may have been the first Iowan to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

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