Passing it On

The Pocono Record dated 2 June 2007 has an article titled "Appalachian Trail celebrates 70th birthday" by Elizabeth Silverstein which talks about the National Trails Day activities at the Mohican Outdoor Center just north on the Appalachian Trail from the Delaware Water Gap. Interesting lines include:

"Timothy Laslett, 10, of Marshalls Creek, will be the first Junior Ranger of the DWGNRA. Backpacking since the age of three, he is following in his mother's and aunt's footsteps.

"Tracey Laslett and Tricia D'Imperio, both of Marshalls Creek, hiked the trail in 1987. They started in April and took six months to travel 2,000 miles. Like every Appalachian Trail hiker, the pair had a trail nickname: TNT, for Tracey and Tricia. D'Imperio decided to hike the trail because she enjoyed having a goal and a challenge."

No 'last child in the woods' syndrome there. Wonderful!