The Appalachian Trail stretches from Springer Mountain ... But keep in mind that while without your glasses a tree stump can look like a bear, a bear also can look like a tree stump.

Rusty and Mica Foster after completing the 100-Mile Wilderness section of the Appalachian Trail in Maine ... almost every object you see is a tree. But trees come in a wild profusion of colors ...

"Black bears along multiple sections of the Appalachian Trail have become increasingly adept at defeating traditional food hangs, where a hiker stores their food over a tree branch using a rope ...

“[The blowdowns] can vary from a simple tree across the trail to multiple trees down,” said Sandi Marra, who serves as the president and CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC).

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Springer Mountain ... But keep in mind that while without your glasses a tree stump can look like a bear, a bear also can look like a tree stump.