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Walking the Appalachian Trail
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A fascinating portrait of the community of people—and one cat—who’ve traveled the trail end to end, by the founder of the Appalachian Trail Museum.
Countless hikers have walked stretches of the two-thousand-plus-mile Appalachian Trail, but only a small, deeply dedicated group has completed the trek all the way through from Georgia to Maine. This book explores the history of the trail through colorful profiles of those who are a part of this unique community and reveals the customs and culture that have evolved around them over the years.
From the sore muscles to the moments of solitude in nature, from the retired postmaster who parachuted onto the top of Springer Mountain to begin his journey to the woman who set out in tennis shoes because she couldn’t find women’s hiking boots in her size, Walking the Appalachian Trail explores questions of who these end-to-enders are, what drives them, what risks they face, and what rewards to body and soul they gain from this extraordinary walk.
Includes color photographs
Countless hikers have walked stretches of the two-thousand-plus-mile Appalachian Trail, but only a small, deeply dedicated group has completed the trek all the way through from Georgia to Maine. This book explores the history of the trail through colorful profiles of those who are a part of this unique community and reveals the customs and culture that have evolved around them over the years.
From the sore muscles to the moments of solitude in nature, from the retired postmaster who parachuted onto the top of Springer Mountain to begin his journey to the woman who set out in tennis shoes because she couldn’t find women’s hiking boots in her size, Walking the Appalachian Trail explores questions of who these end-to-enders are, what drives them, what risks they face, and what rewards to body and soul they gain from this extraordinary walk.
Includes color photographs
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A decent place to start while reading about the Appalachian Trail and associated personalities. Picked a few books from the bibliography to follow-up on.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is not a "How To" book nor a story of one hiker's adventure hiking the Appalachian Trail, this is a fascinating compendium of profiles of "thru hikers". A thru hiker is a person who hikes the entire trail in one season. It is more an analysis of AT hikers and in particular (but not only) thru hikers. It also looks at repeat hikers, "section hikers" (those who hike a section of the trail at a time until they complete the trail or don't complete it) speed hikers and partial trail hikers. It is an extremely interesting look at AT backpackers. And the long distance hiking culture/community. Recommended. mcola21@gmail.com
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