Taken at the Appalachian Trail Conference (now the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, June 30 1989. Ken "MN Slow Foot" Erickson and Jason "Crud" Majerski are wearing different hiking styles, one is in denim and the other is not

Taken at the Appalachian Trail Conference (now the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, June 15 1989. They are wearing all sportswear.

Taken at the Appalachian Trail Conference (now the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, August 15 1979. Three of them are wearing denim shorts

Taken at the Appalachian Trail Conference (now known as the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, September 2 1994. Tobias "Rubberduck" Binder and CC. P. de are wearing hiking pants

David Yashar "Daredevil" and Nancy Watkins "Seen it Done it" Taken at the Appalachian Trail Conference (now called the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) July 8, 1994 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Taken at the Appalachian Trail Conference (now called the Appalachian Trail Conservancy) July 19, 1979 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Ellen is wearing denim shorts and Bruce has on exercise shorts

Eric and Chris on the Appalachian Trail, wearing shorts and tee-shirts, one of which is a performance shirt. From the clothing and gear the picture was taken sometime after 2000

Ken Mayer about to do a section hike in Virginia on the Appalachian Trail in 1984.

Unknown hiker in a kilt on the Appalachian Trail

A group of youth backpacking on the Appalachian Trail. Several are wearing the leggings under shorts, and one is wearing jeans. Based on the clothing and gear the picture was taken after 2000

Hiker Cindy Sinclair in 1980 by a road on the Appalachian Trail. Wearing exercise shorts and a tee-shirt

Bethany Shoop May 29, 2014 on the Appalachian Trail near Hampton Tennessee. She is wearing a hiking skirt and shirt.