CLEVELAND — Nature has always been a part of Stuart O. Smith Jr.'s life. "My first time ever backpacking on the Appalachian Trail was when I was 13 years old with a group of Boy Scouts," Stuart said.
CLARKSBURG — Falls, Lyme disease and a hurricane couldn’t stop Betty Kellenberger. This summer, the 80-year-old from Michigan officially became the oldest woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, ...