Algernon Whistlewright#storynotes Ok so I have this image in my head of a 40-ish year old male searching the brush at Springer Mountain in Georgia. He is seeking the southern terminus of the old Appalachian Trail. His grandfather was one of the pioneers of the Trail. His father was one of the first thru-hikers on the trail before the war began. The tails that his elders told him around the campfire when he was little all involved the AT in some form.
The war came. His father was sent overseas and died on some island out in the Pacific. Right after that Britain fell to the Nazis and his whole life was in a perpetual state of upheaval for many years after. The bombings of the east coast forced his family to settle out in the Great Plains. He served in the military during his time of service. Some of that time he actually worked patrols in the Dead Zone as it was called. He saw an old discarded sign one day which had "Appalachian Trail" printed in large capital letter across the top.... http://ur1.ca/qbnp1
The war came. His father was sent overseas and died on some island out in the Pacific. Right after that Britain fell to the Nazis and his whole life was in a perpetual state of upheaval for many years after. The bombings of the east coast forced his family to settle out in the Great Plains. He served in the military during his time of service. Some of that time he actually worked patrols in the Dead Zone as it was called. He saw an old discarded sign one day which had "Appalachian Trail" printed in large capital letter across the top.... http://ur1.ca/qbnp1