Harvey Sutton is known as 'Little Man' on the Appalachian Trail.
Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory of hiking its full length. After all, he starts kindergarten Friday.
In this April 11, 2021, family photograph provided by Joshua Sutton, 5-year-old Harvey Sutton, center, poses with his mom Cassie, right, and dad Joshua, mountain top in Three Ridges, Virginia.His parents were so busy keeping him engaged and entertained that it distracted them from the physical pain of trudging over so many miles.Other youngsters have hiked the 2,193-mile trail that starts at Springer Mountain, Georgia, and ends atop Maine’s Mount Katahdin.
Her family hiked sections over a period of months, but that still counts as long as they didn't skip any part of the trail, said Ken Bunning, president of Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association.Kids are resilient enough to handle the experience as long as parents keep their social and emotional development in mind and scale the hike to kids' abilities, said Dr. Laura Blaisdell, a pediatrician and medical adviser to the American Camp Association.
Karl Donus Sakas, a hiker known as “Sugar Man” who accompanied the Suttons from Pennsylvania to the end in Maine, said Harvey had boundless energy.
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