<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div><font face="sans-serif">FYI</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Jim</font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(87, 87, 87); font-size: 85%;">Sent from my Galaxy Tab®</span></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Ken Bennett <bennett.ken@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 7/19/21 3:29 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Jim Houck <houckjw@bellsouth.net> </div><div>Subject: Re: A.T. trail updates for ATC Companion </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thank you! I appreciate all the info.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Ken</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ken Bennett<br>Photographer<br>Winston-Salem, NC<br>336.403.5860<br>portfolio: <a href="http://kenbennett.photoshelter.com/#!/index" target="_blank">kenbennettphoto.com</a><div><a href="http://instagram.com/wakeforestphoto" target="_blank">instagram.com/wakeforestphoto</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 2:51 PM Jim Houck <<a href="mailto:houckjw@bellsouth.net">houckjw@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><font face="sans-serif">Yes Ken, I remember.</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">One major trail relo is on the north side of Walker Mountain. </font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">We moved the trail off of the narrow corridor & it now follows an old 1800's turnpike from Tilson Gap, north to VA-610.</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">It crosses VA-610 & rejoins the old/existing AT in the cow field. </font></div><div><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">There is a new hostel on VA-42, where the AT crosses. Guthook mile 558.5</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Also a hostel at VA-610. Guthook mile 555.8</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Lick Creek footbridge washed out last year. Probably 3 years until a replacement bridge can be built. Guthook mile # 563.8</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">That's about all for now.</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Anything you need or think of, just ask.</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Thanks</font></div><div><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Jim Houck </font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Club President </font></div><div><font face="sans-serif">Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers (PATH) </font></div><div><font face="sans-serif"> </font></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Ken Bennett <<a href="mailto:bennett.ken@gmail.com" target="_blank">bennett.ken@gmail.com</a>> </div><div>Date: 7/15/21 3:20 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Jim Houck <<a href="mailto:houckjw@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">houckjw@bellsouth.net</a>> </div><div>Subject: A.T. trail updates for ATC Companion </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Hi</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">, Jim,</span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1042px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div><div id="gmail-m_3823990119859119615gmail-:21j" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-m_3823990119859119615gmail-:22u" style="overflow:hidden;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Several years ago you were my contact for updates and changes on the AT in the section that PATH maintains in the Mt. Rogers NRA. I am working on the 2022 edition of the ATC Thru-Hiker's Companion, and wanted to ask if you would still be able to help me with updates, and if not, who I might be able to contact.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Thank you,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Ken Bennett</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Volunteer Section Editor</div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px;padding:0px;width:auto;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);margin:0px"></div></div></div><br><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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