Lengthy Blue Blaze Being Built in NC

In the 6 January 2007 News & Observer from the Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Chapel Hill region of North Carolina, there's an article about the building of a really, really long 'blue blaze'. 940 miles' worth.

It's the Mountains-to-Sea-Trail, anchored in the west at Clingman's Dome, and in the east at Jockey's Ridge on the Outer Banks. The article, by Wade Rawlins, describes a trail building event for a 6 mile stretch. He writes "'In North Carolina, we're in the position that the Appalachian Trail volunteers were 50 or 60 years ago,' said [Chris] Underhill, 56, of Cary, who has worked on the trail about three years. 'We have pieces of the trail along the route. The challenge is to connect the pieces together'."

Pretty cool. They have monthly volunteer events scheduled. "People interested in volunteering to help build the trail can reach the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea-Trail at 868-6274 or by e-mail at jdbrewer [AT] bellsouth.net."