On Friday, July 18, at 6 a.m., the scent of frying bacon filled the Northbound Lot of the Appalachian Trail at Lehigh Gap.

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"I can’t rebuild houses or bridges or anything, but I’m good at running ridiculously long distances through the mountains." ...

Three days after her 18th birthday, Aonesty Selby was found dead on a hiking trail near the Blue Ridge Parkway on Jan. 13, 2023, according to the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office, WTKR reported.

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an 18-year-old days after her birthday in 2023 on a Virginia hiking trail, according to officials.