[at-l] Trivia Answers

[johno at monmouth.com (John O)]

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John O


1.      Where and when did Dorothy Laker and Earl Shaffer first meet?

AT CURLEY MAPLE GAP LEAN-TO IN 1964, WHEN DOROTHY
WAS WORKING ON HER THIRD THRU-HIKE.



2.    What was the Philosopher's Guide? Who wrote it, and when and by whom
was it published?

A GUIDE FOR THRU-HIKERS, WRITTEN BY DARREL MARET, PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY
THE ATC FROM 1983 TO 1990. PHOTOCOPIED "BOOTLEG" VERSIONS WERE CIRCULATED
IN 1981 AND 1982.



3.   What was the Philosopher's Club?

A GROUP OF STUDENTS AND CONVERSATIONISTS THAT MET IN KNOXVILLE IN THE
'30S, INCLUDING SUCH NOTABLES AS HARVEY BROOM AND BOB MARSHALL. BENTON
MACKAYE WAS THEIR INFORMAL LEADER.



4. What historic building, owned by Harpers Ferry National Historical Park,
housed ATC's offices before they were at their present location on
Washington St. in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia?

THE BRACKETT HOUSE



5. In what years were the first, second, and third thousandth 2,000-miler
hike reports received by ATC?

1981, 1989, 1994



6. Who gave the keynote speech at the first Conference of the ATC?

STEPHEN MATHER, THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE



7. What was Benton MacKaye's first official title with the newly-formed
Appalachian Trail Conference?

FIELD ORGANIZER



8. When and where was Myron Avery born?

LUBEC, MAINE, NOVEMBER 3, 1899



9. What was the name of Myron Avery's wife?

JEANETTE LECKIE



10. Name a current trail club supervisor with the same last name as Myron
Avery's wife's maiden name.

FRAN LECKIE, Old Dominion A.T. Club



11. What former ATC Board member has made and carried up the most recent
signs at the top of Katahdin?

LESTER KENWAY


12. Who was ATC's first paid staff member, when was he or she hired, and
what was his or her original title?

COLONEL LESTER HOLMES, OCTOBER 1, 1968. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.


13. How many hikes of the A.T. have current ATC staff members completed?

TEN (Bob Williams, 2; John Buchheit, Lauren Post, David Reus, Laurie
Potteiger, Robert Rubin, Jodi Bickel, Morgan Sommerville, Karen Lutz)
This is 3 year old data


14. What was the date the National Scenic Trail Act was passed/signed that
made that A.T. a national scenic trail?

OCTOBER 2, 1968


15. What percentage of 2,000-milers are section-hikers (approximately)?

TWENTY PERCENT