Adkins, Leonard M.

Leonard M. Adkins has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail five times and is the author of 20 outdoors and travel books, including nine concerning the trail. He has aided the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in protecting rare and endangered plants by being a Natural Heritage monitor and a ridge runner. He has been a volunteer trail maintainer and a member of the boards of directors for two trail-maintaining clubs. He is also the recipient of the conservancy's 25-year volunteer award.