Hunter Lacomis decided to hike alone the almost 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail through 14 states along the East Coast as a personal challenge.
“Doing it alone kind of adds to it, and it’s not really that dangerous, you know, my mom might think otherwise,” he said, “but there are so many people out there that … you have a good community and good support, so I’ve been enjoying it.”
The Bear Creek native took a respite from trail life in his native Northeast Pennsylvania miles after hitting the iconic trail’s halfway point in Michaux State Forest in Cumberland County. He celebrated his birthday on June 10 with his family.
“Ever since day one, I’ve been excited to kind of get closer to home, and like seeing the woods change too,” he said…