Hiker and Haircutter

Rick Laney writes in an article titled "Clean canvas: Popular hair salon hikes to Maryville" in the 11 May 2007 issue of The Daily Times ("serving Maryville, Alcoa and Blount County, Tennessee") about former Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Travis Hall.

Hall was a southbound thru-hiker, but the article doesn't say when he hiked -- except to mention that it was directly after finishing his 5 month and 5 day hike that Hall got married. There's a little about his hike, including that

"Hall said being a hairstylist led to some interesting conversations around the campfire while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

"So many of the hikers are construction workers and outdoorsmen. Many of them worked for outdoor outfitting companies.

"'When they asked what I did, it was usually pretty funny — you don't meet many hairstylists on the Appalachian Trail.'"

Most of the article is about Hall's successful hair salon business and that he and his wife spend their free time hiking the other trails in GSMNP.

So, if you're hiking through Maryville, stop in at Canvas Hair Design and trade trail stories. Maryville is some 40 miles west of Gatlinburg.