All hands on deck to rehab a rugged—and beloved—Appalachian Trail section
Somewhere after 2 p.m. on a sunny Wednesday in mid-March, the chaotic wind of a descending helicopter whipped the calm skies above the Appalachian Trail near Icewater Spring Shelter. Four people—two Smoky Mountains Hiking Club volunteers and two Appalachian Trail Conservancy employees—waited at the intersection of the Boulevard and Appalachian trails, watching the bundle of black locust logs suspended below the chopper come to a
Holly Kays
May 22, 2025
