"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. Having 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.
