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Hitting the Appalachian Trail 

As unintentionally coined by South Carolina Govenor Mark Sanford, who in June 2009 disappeared for a few days to Argentina to visit his mistress, while his staff was left with the task of covering up his affair by alleging the Govenor was taking time off to hike the Appalachian Trail.

"Hitting the Appalachian Trail" is a phrase that can be used to describe a politician having an affair. Much like, "Sorry, honey, I was working late at the office." This phrase may achieve the popularity of other politico lingo, such as using the suffix "-gate" when discussing a political scandal.
"Despite the fact that former President Clinton hit the Appalachian Trail a few times during his presidency, many still remember him as a successful president."

"Many Democratic lawmakers are disappointed that numerous Republicans have been caught hitting the Appalachian trail in the past few years, yet still insist upon being the party of morality and conservatism."

Hiking the Appalachian Trail 

An unnecessarily bizarre and implausible cover story for marital infidelity.
I'm sorry, Carol, I can't go to your mother-in-law's Tupperware party this evening. I'm hiking the Appalachian Trail with that new secretary from the office... in Argentina.

hiking the Appalachian Trail 

To travel to Argentina to bang your mistress, while your gubernatorial staff back in South Carolina lies to the press about your whereabouts (see Sanford, Mark).

To cheat on your wife.
"Jane filed for divorce when she caught her husband hiking the Appalachian Trail with the babysitter."

hiking the Appalachian trail 

"Where are you going, Governor?"
"I'll just be hiking the Appalachian Trail with Lupe for the next few days."

hike the Appalachian trail 

What you say you did when you come back from being missing for several days in order to hide what you were really doing.
"Jim, why haven't you been at work the past 3 days?" "Oh, I thought I'd... uh... hike the Appalachian trail!"

"Bob, why did you come home late last night?" "Oh I thought I'd hike the Appalachian trail on the way home!"

hiking the appalachian trail 

The Governor of South Carolina had an affair with a woman from Argentina. As his cover story he told everyone he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. To sum it up it is slang for having or having had sex.
"Hey have you seen Mark?"
"No but I heard he's with his girlfriend behind the bleachers. They're hiking the Appalachian Trail"**winks**
"Oh that dirty bastard."