Opinion

Thank you trail angels

Kaye Sullivan

MEEKER | What is a “trail angel” you may well ask? I first learned of this term when our oldest son hiked the 2,500 mile Appalachian Trail in 2009. As a mom who had never heard of the “AT” I was freaked out by our son (freshly minted college graduate) heading into the wilderness alone. I imagined him getting eaten by bears, breaking a leg, falling down a mountain side, and never returning.