Alabama News Center: Extending the Appalachian Trail into Alabama a natural, say advocates and state conservation officials - Alabama NewsCenter

Back in 2008, as a Birmingham News reporter, I wrote about an early floating of this proposal:

Extending the Appalachian Trail into Alabama a natural, say advocates and state conservation officials - Alabama NewsCenter

I'm glad to see it's finally out there as a goal. It's a no-brainer. The Appalachian Mountains begin in Alabama.