Fort Worth Weekly
Better Late than Never
After taking a circuitous route to writing and recording his own music, singer-songwriter BenCJones feels like things are starting to happen.
By PATRICK HIGGINS
Photo courtesy of Shane Brant of Images by Brant
As a producer, the artist known as BenCJones (pronounced to rhyme with the name of famed R&B producer Quincy Jones) has been around music most of his life, but it wasn’t until just a few years ago that the 35-year-old decided to begin writing and recording his own music. After years of producing other people’s material and co-writing the album from
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has lifted a recommendation against long-distance hikes on the A.T. for the first time since the pandemic struck last spring.
The update was issued in light of widespread availability of effective COVID-19 vaccines and a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement classifying outdoor activities like hiking as low-risk for spreading the virus. The recommendation comes as thousands of hikers have already started or registered to start a thru-hike this year.
The ATC will also restart its recognition program for hikers who have completed a full thru-hike of the trail. It had paused the program during the pandemic to avoid incentivizing multi-state travel, which includes stops for resupply in dozens of trailside communities. Miles hiked on the A.T. during this pause between March 31, 2020, and May 11, 2021 will not be counted toward 2,000-miler recognition by the ATC.