'''Benton MacKaye''' was a wilderness preservation advocate who first proposed what was to eventually become the [[Appalachian Trail]]. His idea was to have a network of work camps and communities in the [[Appalachian Mountains]], linked by a continuous hiking trail that ran through several U.S. States. | '''Benton MacKaye''' was a wilderness preservation advocate who first proposed what was to eventually become the [[Appalachian Trail]]. His idea was to have a network of work camps and communities in the [[Appalachian Mountains]], linked by a continuous hiking trail that ran through several U.S. States. |