That storm, which devastated parts of coastal New Jersey, Long Island, and New England, ignited Roger’s lifelong interest in weather. As a nine-year-old, he lived through it, and as an adult he wrote a book about it: The Long Island Express: Tracking the Hurricane of 1938. It killed hundreds of people, destroyed thousands of buildings in its path, and altered the course of A.T. history. The final section of the trail was blazed and opened on August 14, 1937. Thirteen months later, the trail was devastated, as thousands of trees were blown down by high winds.
