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Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it

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By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — For Terry Wise, the Appalachian Trail was so special that he made it his home. But now, with Hurricane Helene leaving hundreds of miles of the trail in ruins, the future of his business and the trail’s wide-reaching community is uncertain. “It is like a bomb went off, like the entire forest is flattened and all the trees are down. …It is indescribable,” said Wise, a veteran and owner of Uncle Johnny’s Hostel in Erwi…

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Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it

Nearly two months after Hurricane Helene left a fatal path of destruction across Southern states, volunteers and federal agencies are spearheading a massive cleanup operation in the Appalachian Trail.

8 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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