Columbus native P.K. Brunnemer spent the second half of 2019 and January 2020 hiking the entire Appalachian Trail. He started his 2,200 mile journey in Maine on July 7, 2019 and finished in Georgia on January 24, 2020. He is pictured at The Republic in Columbus, Ind., Monday, Feb. 27, 2020. Mike Wolanin | The Republic