I love to go hiking and spending time outdoors. Do you enjoy hiking?
Yes I love to go on day hikes up in the mountains.
Same here. To me theres nothing more peaceful than taking a long hike thru the woods.
I grew up in Virginia near the Appalachian trail but have never had a chance to hike it.
Im from VA also. I grew up on the blue ridge mountain area. They have alot of hiking trails there.
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The trail is about long, though the exact length changes over time as parts are modified or rerouted. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy describes the Appalachian Trail as the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than 2 million people are said to take a hike on part of the trail at least once
Thru-hiking
Thru-hiking, or through-hiking, is to hike an established end-to-end long-distance trail with continuous footsteps and completing it within one calendar year. 
In the United States, the term is most commonly associated with the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), but also refers to other end-to-end hikes. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy defines a through-hike as one completed within