Walkin' with the Ghost Whisperers: Lore and Legends of the Appalachian Trail [Paperback]

Three-time thru-hiker J. R. Tate explores the traditions and lore of the Appalachian Trail:

The thru-hiker who began his hike by parachuting onto Springer Mountain

The trail town that sentenced an elephant to death

Yogi-ing strategies

Trail hermits Old Hog Greer and Uncle Nick Grindstaff

Murders on the AT

Ghosts in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

J. R. Tate is a retired Marine Corps officer who has hiked the Appalachian Trail three times since 1990. He lives with his wife Judith and their dog Katahdin in Woodlawn, Tennessee.