Yes, yes, yes!!! Was a dream of mine to hike the AT, but alas, not meant to be..too many "broken" parts. (Yes, I know there have been many disabled folks who hiked, but I wouldn't be able to do it.) I have "stepped" (not hiked) on a couple of feet of the AT (some in northern NH and some in Maine), but I do read about other's adventures with some envy.
TPUM is currently reading a biography or an autobiography. (I am reading Fortunate Son by Lewis B. Puller, Jr. - son of Lewis "Chesty" Puller, the most decorated US Marine in history).