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Veterans Find Peace on America’s Trails
Illustration by Bryce Ross Gladfelter
The remote woods and mountains accessed on long, challenging thru-hikes are places of healing for former soldiers who suffer from the trauma of war.
Spending time in nature, or “ecotherapy,” is increasingly recognized as a helpful therapy for people suffering from PTSD. It’s a path to recovery that Cindy Ross promotes in her new book, Walking Toward Peace: Veterans Healing on America’s Trails
. She profiles former soldiers who suffer from depression, guilt, nightmares, and hypervigilance as a result of their damaging experience in war. Regaining equilibrium in civilian life is yet another battle for these wounded warriors, sweated out on long thru-hikes like the Appalachian Trail. In this excerpt, Travis Johnston, who served as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan, mourns the death by suicide of Zach, a close friend and fellow Ranger. He undertakes a physically and emotionally challenging hike as a
Mountain Goats help keep the Appalachian Trail accessible
LUKE WEIR, The Roanoke Times
May 29, 2021
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ROANOKE, Va. (AP) Imagine hiking for an hour or two through the woods, up twisting switchbacks of a dusty footpath, straining body and mind against mountain slopes, then as the vegetation clears toward the top and a vista approaches, unexpectedly into view appear a trio of retirees, nicknamed the Mountain Goats, whittling away with hand tools at a big chunk of rock, and whistling as they work.
The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club maintains 120 miles of the famed nearby trail, including 16 camping shelters and 52 wooden bridges. While it has many volunteer maintainers, three of those club members president Bill Neilan, membership coordinator Mark Farrell and volunteer Jim Webb have taken to trail work more frequently than just during the club’s weekly Monday meetups.
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