Sierra Club Presentation
Thursday, February
12, 2026, 7pm
Presenter: Robert Bristow, SIU Graduate, Professor Emeritus Westfield State University, and former Shawnee Group Sierra Club Chair
Presentation: Hiking the Appalachian Trail BC (before cell phones)
In 1975, a young enthusiastic hiker completed his dream to hike the Appalachian
Trail. He was the 282nd hiker to complete the 2,048 mile
trail. Fifty years later, in his talk for us, Rob Bristow,
that enthusiastic hiker, will share the story of his trip and draw on
the 100-year history of the world-famous AT. We will also get to see some
of the archived photographs and maps that illustrate the challenges early
hikers faced in those days before cell phones and computers. His
recently published book, The Real Appalachian Trail, BC, supports
the Appalachian Trail Museum and will be
available.
NOTE: Start time at 7 PM!
Location: 217 East Main, Carbondale, IL. Entrance is in
the alley behind Consume, Buckwater Brew Works and Holt Tire,
through the blue door. The front door is locked! Ample parking is
accessible from the alley and from Monroe Street (between Washington and
Marion).
or here
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