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Jake Hunsbusher
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Ethan Gallogly
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A Transformative Journey on the John Muir Trail.
Set authentically in the High Sierra, The Trail is a moving story of how nature helps us find what’s missing in our lives.
The Trail is fused with humor, philosophy, and trail lore. Woven in is a back story detailing the origins of the John Muir Trail: a 211-mile trail spanning the rooftop of the Sierra Nevada from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the continental United States.
The tale begins with Gil, who in the wake of his father’s death and recently fired from his job, agrees to accompany his father’s old hiking partner Syd on a monthlong trek on the John Muir Trail. There’s just one problem: Gil hates camping and is woefully unprepared for the rigors of the journey. Moreover, he soon learns Syd may not survive the hike.
Former Sierra Club leader Ethan Gallogly takes you on a wild tour across the Range of Light, describing its glorious scenery in vivid detail while introducing you to a diverse cast of characters drawn from his own personal experiences as a hiker.
Narrator Jake Hunsbusher brings the Audiobook to life with his fantastic reading of what is destined to become an outdoors classic!
Includes a PDF of the 43 maps and sketches by acclaimed mountain illustrator Jeremy Ashcroft, showing the topography of each section with illustrations of the trail’s iconic scenery.
Whether you’re planning your own John Muir Trail trek, have walked the trail before, or are simply an armchair explorer looking for a compelling story—this book is for you.
Critic Reviews:
“The author shines in his descriptions of the natural world... A subtle and vivid tale of finding peace in the great outdoors.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“Unreservedly Recommended.” (Midwest Book Review)
“It’s a fantastic book. Everything rings true.” (Elizabeth Wenk, author of the best-selling John Muir Trail guidebook)
“A Walk in the Woods meets Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” (Peter Snow Cao, Bike China Adventures)
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his friend, the National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon, a journey that, McBride promised, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed to the scheme. The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was richer, and far more complex, than anything the two men had imagined.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- De Barbara W. en 05-31-24
De: Kevin Fedarko
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Unlost
- A Journey of Self-Discovery and the Healing Power of the Wild Outdoors
- De: Gail Muller
- Narrado por: Gail Muller
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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Gail Muller was told she’d be in a wheelchair by the age of 40. At 41, she set out to hike one of the world’s toughest treks: the Appalachian Trail - a 2,200-mile journey that would help her reclaim her life and heal her mind and body. An inspiring, moving, and uplifting memoir for fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De Heather H. en 10-14-21
De: Gail Muller
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Alone in Wonderland
- De: Christine Reed
- Narrado por: Christine Reed
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
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Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. One adventure led to another and a few years later she set out on the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park. Her Rugged Outdoors Woman persona started as a joke, a nod to the outdoor adventurer that she wished to be. But in the years since, she has come into her own as a backpacker, rock climber, and trail runner. This book is a testament to the decision to name who you want to be and make it so.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a brutally honest story
- De LZ en 02-19-24
De: Christine Reed
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AWOL on the Appalachian Trail
- De: David Miller
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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In 2003, software engineer David Miller left his job, family, and friends to hike 2,172 miles of the Appalachian Trail. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail is Miller’s account of this thru-hike from Georgia to Maine. Listeners are treated to rich descriptions of the Appalachian Mountains, the isolation and reverie, the inspiration that fueled his quest, and the rewards of taking a less conventional path through life. While this book abounds with introspection and perseverance, it also provides useful passages about hiking gear and planning.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable but severely lacking.
- De Amazon Customer en 07-01-13
De: David Miller
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Balancing on Blue
- De: Keith Foskett
- Narrado por: Adam Stubbs
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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Keith Foskett’s dream of escape started with a single step. When the long-distance hiker chose to backpack all 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail, he left ordinary life behind for five months. Enduring an incredible test of physical and psychological strength, Foskett was pushed to his limits....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great adventure!
- De Jim Lewis en 02-20-21
De: Keith Foskett
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The Map of Salt and Stars
- De: Zeyn Joukhadar
- Narrado por: Lara Sawalha
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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It is the summer of 2011, and Nour has just lost her father to cancer. Her mother, a cartographer who creates unusual, hand-painted maps, decides to move Nour and her sisters from New York City back to Syria to be closer to their family. But the country Nour's mother once knew is changing, and it isn't long before protests and shelling threaten their quiet Homs neighborhood. More than 800 years earlier, Rawiya, 16 and a widow's daughter, knows she must do something to help her impoverished mother. Restless and longing to see the world, she leaves home to seek her fortune.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Audible Experience
- De Zu-Zu en 08-12-18
De: Zeyn Joukhadar
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A Walk in the Park
- De: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrado por: Kevin Fedarko
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 372
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A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his friend, the National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon, a journey that, McBride promised, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed to the scheme. The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was richer, and far more complex, than anything the two men had imagined.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I so wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t.
- De Barbara W. en 05-31-24
De: Kevin Fedarko
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The Secret of Snow
- A Novel
- De: Viola Shipman
- Narrado por: Nancy Peterson
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
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When Sonny Dunes, a SoCal meteorologist whose job is all sunshine and 72-degree days, is replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight or renegotiate its contract, the only station willing to give the 50-year-old another shot is the very place Sonny’s been avoiding since the day she left for college — her northern Michigan hometown.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hallmark
- De Rachel 9 en 11-29-21
De: Viola Shipman
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When Mountains Move
- De: Julie Cantrell
- Narrado por: Amy Rubinate
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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Millie’s mind is racing and there seems to be no clear line between right and wrong. Either path leads to pain, and she’ll do anything to protect the ones she loves. So she decides to bury the truth and begin again, helping Bump launch a ranch in the wilds of Colorado. But just when she thinks she’s left her old Mississippi life behind, the facts surface in the most challenging way.
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4 out of 5 stars
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sequel - into the free
- De Angie en 12-07-21
De: Julie Cantrell
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Going to Maine
- All the Ways to Fall on the Appalachian Trail
- De: Sally Chaffin Brooks
- Narrado por: Sally Chaffin Brooks
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
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From comedian Sally Chaffin Brooks comes a memoir about the thing she can't seem to shut up about— her life changing thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. 25-year-old Sally has no reason to upend her comfortable, conventional life to spend 5 months hiking the Appalachian Trail; no reason except that her charismatic best friend, Erin, asked her to come along. A woefully out-of-shape Sally quickly realizes she may not actually be prepared for the realities of thru-hiking— brutal weather, wrong turns, and painful blisters have her wanting to quit almost as soon as she starts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read for trail memoir lovers and everyone else
- De Christian Baer en 04-13-25
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I Hike Again
- Mostly True Stories from 15,000 Miles of Hiking
- De: Lawton Grinter
- Narrado por: Lawton Grinter
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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Back again with even more "mostly true" tales from the trail, Lawton Grinter's new book I Hike Again is sure to find a place in every adventurer's library! I Hike Again imparts hard-earned wisdom from trails both in the United States (Arizona Trail, Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Grand Enchantment Trail, Wind River High Route) and abroad (Spain's GR11 and New Zealand's Te Araroa).
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love this guy’s books!
- De kgohl en 06-26-23
De: Lawton Grinter
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Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart
- An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
- De: Carrot Quinn
- Narrado por: Erin Spencer
- Duración: 14 h y 21 m
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Carrot Quinn fears that she's become addicted to the Internet. The city makes her numb, and she's having trouble connecting with others. In a desperate move, she breaks away from everything to walk 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. It will be her first long-distance hike.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Like an infinity of switchbacks...it just never ended
- De Anonymous User en 12-20-17
De: Carrot Quinn
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Heaven's My Destination
- A Novel
- De: Thornton Wilder
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Duración: 6 h y 38 m
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Meet George Marvin Brush, one of Thornton Wilder's most memorable characters. Brush, a traveling textbook salesman, is a fervent religious convert who is determined to lead a good life. With sad and sometimes hilarious consequences, his travels take him through smoking cars, bawdy houses, banks, and campgrounds from Texas to Illinois - and into the soul of America itself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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All-American
- De SandyK en 05-04-24
De: Thornton Wilder
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We Must Not Think of Ourselves
- De: Lauren Grodstein
- Narrado por: Brad Griffith, Jesse Vilinsky, Sharon Freedman, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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On a November day in 1940, Adam Paskow becomes a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, where the Jews of the city are cut off from their former lives and held captive by Nazi guards to await an uncertain fate. Weeks later, he is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Would he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls? Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautiful book.
- De Donna Morgan en 12-04-23
De: Lauren Grodstein
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Where Butterflies Wander
- A Novel
- De: Suzanne Redfearn
- Narrado por: Kate Rudd, Vivienne Leheny, Jordan Cobb, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family. With her husband and their three surviving children, Marie travels to New Hampshire, where she plans to sell a family estate and then, just maybe, they’ll be able to heal from their grief. Marie’s plans are thwarted when she realizes a war veteran known by locals as “the river witch” is living in a cabin on the property, which she claims was a gift from Marie’s grandfather. If Davina refuses to move on, Marie won’t be able to either.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The dichotomy between the characters
- De Linda en 03-24-24
De: Suzanne Redfearn
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Home Waters
- A Chronicle of Family and a River
- De: John N. Maclean
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 5 h y 10 m
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In the spirit of his father's beloved classic, A River Runs through It, comes John N. Maclean’s true chronicle of his family and their bond with Montana's Blackfoot River - a profound and beautiful story about the power of place to bind generations, past and present.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Real Paul Maclean and Much More
- De Jeff Antalik en 06-07-21
De: John N. Maclean
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The Unlikely Thru-Hiker
- An Appalachian Trail Journey
- De: Derick Lugo
- Narrado por: Derick Lugo
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the New York comedy scene began to think about what he might do with months of free time. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,184.2 miles of it. Suddenly he found himself asking, Could he do it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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On My Feet All Day
- De bannedbum en 08-21-21
De: Derick Lugo
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How the Wild Effect Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure
- De: Jane E. Congdon
- Narrado por: Andrea Gappmayer
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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This is a terrific audiobook. It's interesting, well-written, and timely. It's the story of a textbook editor who retires, reads the popular book The Wild Effect and decides to hike the Appalachian Trail - and have an unexpected adventure! The tone is wry humor, tongue in cheek - the author has a great sense of humor, is perky, and as she learns in this adventure, is often in over her head! She is a very likeable character.
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Appalachian Trail ...personal memoirs
- De Sandy Grandma en 07-23-18
De: Jane E. Congdon
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The Women of the Copper Country
- De: Mary Doria Russell
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 12 h y 28 m
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In July 1913, 25-year-old Annie Clements had seen enough of the world to know that it was unfair. She’s spent her whole life in the copper-mining town of Calumet, Michigan, where men risk their lives for meager salaries - and had barely enough to put food on the table and clothes on their backs. The women labor in the houses of the elite and send their husbands and sons deep underground each day. When Annie decides to stand up for herself and the entire town of Calumet, nearly everyone believes she may have taken on more than she is prepared to handle.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great, but frustrating if you're a Michigander!
- De Maria en 08-11-19
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- april
- 10-29-22
Listen to this!
I would highly recommend this book. We are section hiking a trail similar to this and have shared some of the struggles that they go through. There are parts that made me laugh out loud and parts that made me cry. It is well written.
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- Arionis
- 11-16-22
Nice listen for a old hiker like me
I really enjoyed this book. The best part about it is that the author drew on his own experience on the trail and used it to craft a fictional story. This is especially enjoyable to me since I have also written a couple of hiking related books (Sawyer's Run and The Last Hike) that were a mix of non-fiction and fiction. You don't see that very often. Most hiking stories are memoirs, and while I have enjoyed a great deal of them, it's nice to read them as fiction as well. Great job Ethan!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-12-22
Fantastic mix of travel story and philosophy!
If you enjoy traveling vicariously through the books you read and contemplating the bigger questions in life, you won’t want to miss this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved how natural history and tidbits about Asian philosophies were sprinkled through the story of the trip. Also enjoyed the story telling - very engaging!
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- Kris
- 09-23-22
wonderfull book
Not often one can find book so engaging , entreating and valuable. Multithreaded story offes little gemstones for everyone. Some statements are worth direct memorization :-)..
Beutifull, concious take on basic life dillemas. Highly recommend.
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- tawntawn
- 02-07-23
What an adventure!
This book resonated with me in so many ways. I love it! Couldn’t stop listening to it once I started. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It made me ponder the meaning of life.
The narrator is SO good! There are so many characters in the book and he made them each and everyone of them come alive in ways that I really cannot imagine anyone else could. Can’t wait to read other books narrated by him.
The ending was poignant and I liked it. But I was sad nonetheless, when the book ended. Looking forward to reading other books by this author.
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- Karrie C
- 01-01-23
Loved it
I have hiked part of PCT and JMT and really loved this book and all of the historical information. Great story too!
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- Dusty O'Banion
- 11-13-23
great story
great story with relatable circumstances that I found hilarious. was disappointed to find out at the end that it wasn't a true story.
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- Myles lewis
- 02-01-24
Correlation
This book shows hiking can provide solitude and a break from routine, allowing individuals to reflect on their thoughts, values, and priorities. The natural surroundings often inspire self-discovery and a deeper connection with one’s inner thoughts and feelings.
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- NANCY J.
- 05-03-24
The human spirit and challenge of this awesome hike!
I Loved everything about this book! It even had my husband intrigued with, what happens next! Makes you feel like you are on the hike with the characters and that draws you in so good and I enjoyed every bit of it. Awesome book I would definitely recommend it to all my friends and I already have to a couple of Hiking friends so hopefully they do get it. It’s pretty awesome! Sincerely, Nancy Jones
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-13-24
A trail journey
There is so much I liked. Trail philosophy, common sense, Trail sense, all presented in a colorful way that brings the listener on the journey.
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