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... Without beating around the bush, the best membership directory in the long-distance hiking community is published by the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association. The booklet is put together in the winter, based on all the updated membership information culled from the annual weekend Gathering in October.
... There were a few internal changes in terms of trail abbreviations and other housekeeping chores this year, but the booklet has been printed and was in the mail as of the end of February. Most ALDHA members should have gotten their copies by now.
... If you want to get your name in the Directory for next year — and get your own copy of it delivered to your home — you have to be a member. More than 1,000 people belong to ALDHA, making the membership Directory as valuable a hiking resource as trail maps and guidebooks. It includes information about the Gathering this fall, directions on how to get there, and a membership renewal form so you won't miss out.
... The Directory also includes key dates of trail events for the year, and a list of various ways you can volunteer to help out ALDHA as a member.
