Jason Parish
This handout photo provided by Valentine Gorski, taken Jan. 3, 2015 in Philadelphia, shows Jason Parish. Parish died Sunday, March 15, when a tree fell on him on the Appalachian Trail near Brunswick, Md. (AP Photo/Courtesy Valentine Gorski).
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I'm a 15- year volunteer for the A.T. in Mass and a regular section hiker. I'm a bit of an old fart, but working on the Trail and chatting with hikers keeps me solid. You can find out about what we've been up to on the Trail here: massatprojects.blogspot.com