Scout talks about backpacking the Appalachian Trail
Cameron Pendleton began hiking the Appalachian Trail in Georgia with his dad when he was 10 years old. After three weeks on the trail, he turned 11. And after walking more than 2,100 miles over the next six months, he and his father made it to Maine and completed the entire trail.
Now, Cameron, a 12-year-old Lone Scout from Delray Beach, Fla., finally has time to reflect on his accomplishment.
On how he tackled the mental challenge of backpacking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail:
On a particularly challenging part of the trail:
On how he and his dad came up with their trail names:
Read more about Cameron’s adventure in the December 2011 issue of Boys’ Life magazine.
wow! thats so cool! so inspiring! I wish I could do that! I’m wondering how you missed so much school and how you had enough to survive that long? anyways, that is AMAZING so cool. keep doing great things!
– sf
that must be awesome
wow I want to do it to!
that cool
Awesome adventure. I like that you said your backpack becomes like part of your body…. I agree – sometimes I leave mine on when I am just taking a short break. Long distance hiking is a blast! I am a school teacher – you really don’t have to miss that much school – anyway you were hiking with your Dad so your educational responsibilities still had adult guidance as well. BRAVO!
I saw that in my boy’s life.nice job.
I hiked the Dragons Tooth section last October. It was a difficult section, very slow hiking through there.
Honk! Honk! that is our venturing crew word for WOW and AMAZING and KEEP GOING! One of our crew members (247 in VA) completed the trail this year…she left two days after graduating high school…..our crew loves to back pack. What a great accomplishment for you and your Dad. A trip of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing…..
Wow! What a wonderful accomplishment; good for you!