Walking the Appalachian Trail

By: Larry Luxenberg

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Synopsis: 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

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 256 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780811744010
Related ISBNs:: 9780811730952
Publisher:: Rowman & Littlefield
Date of Addition:: 02/22/25
Copyrighted By:: Stackpole Books
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Maurice J Forrester Jr.