Warren Doyle Knows More About the Appalachian Trail Than Anyone. He Hates What It's Become.
Doyle set a speed record on the AT 50 years ago, long before YouTubers and partying twentysomethings had flooded the iconic trail. Through his Appalachian Trail Institute, which he’s run since 1989, he’s still trying to convert a new generation of thru-hikers to his personal philosophy of what the trail should be.
Source: backpacker.com