Zach Day, 26, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, began an adventure of a lifetime — and it’s all for a good cause. He will spend the next five months hiking 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail on behalf of the Hoosier Veterans Foundation (HVAF).

Starting at Mount Katahdin in Maine, Day will hike through 14 states, ending his journey in October at Springer Mountain in Georgia.

You can track Zach’s location through his GPS tracking devise. 

Indy Star reporter T.J. Barnes interviewed Zach just before he left. View the June 14, 2012 story at this link below:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120614/LOCAL1804/206140321/Hiker-will-live-wild-benefit-vets-who-live-street

This photo below was taken late October along the higher elevations of Skyline Drive outside Charlottesville, Virginia.