International Arrivals to the United States
Total non-U.S. resident international visitor volume to the United States of 6,275,257 decreased 8.9 percent compared to July 2024, representing 81.5 percent of the pre-COVID total visitor volume reported for July 2019.
Overseas visitor volume to the United States of 3,318,992 decreased 3.1 percent from July 2024.
Source: I-94 Arrivals Program
Considered by thousands in the 1970s to be the Appalachian Trail "bible", Ed Garvey's book was the most readily available and factual book detailing a 2,000 walk in the Woods.
He passed on this date in 1999 and was reported a few days later.
Cost was the most important thing for those new backpackers in the Earth Day generation. I estimate though that this equipment and a week of food creeped up to 50 pounds and more as it got colder.
I got my tent from LL Bean:
My pack and sleeping bag from Ski Hut:
Many smaller items from REI:
and the rest of my gear came from local places around Baltimore Maryland like Sunny's Surplus, Montgomery Ward and Boy Scout vendors.
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