Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail
10 best books like Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail (Paul V. Stutzman): Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail, Southbound, Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail, Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail, A Walk for Sunshine: A 2,160 Mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail, Walking Home, Just Passin' Thru: A Vintage Store, the Appalachian Trail, and a Cast of Unforgettable Characters, Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail, Skywalker: Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
| Author | Ben Montgomery |
| ISBN | 1613747187 |
Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for History/Biography
Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother...
| Author | Lucy Letcher |
| ISBN | 0811735303 |
"Rarely will you find books that explore the human emotions of a long-distance trek so honestly and clearly." --Roger Williamson, Campmor, Inc. "Highly recommended." --trailsbib.blogspot.com
From the book: "We stood for a moment before the venerable signpost marking the summit. Scored...
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
| Author | Jennifer Pharr Davis |
| ISBN | 0825306493 |
After graduating from college, Jennifer isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. She is drawn to the Appalachian Trail, a 2175-mile footpath that stretches from Georgia to Maine. Though her friends and family think she's crazy, she sets out alone to hike the trail, hoping it will give her time to...
| Author | Suzanne Roberts |
| ISBN | 0803240120 |
Day One, and already she was lying in her journal. It was 1993, Suzanne Roberts had just finished college, and when her friend suggested they hike California’s John Muir Trail, the adventure sounded like the perfect distraction from a difficult home life and thoughts about the future. But she never...
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
Carrot Quinn fears that she's become addicted to the internet. The city makes her feel 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.
In...
| Author | Jeff Alt |
| ISBN | 0825308496 |
As seen on ESPN and Hallmark Channel: Jeff Alt takes you along every step of his 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail adventure filled with humorous, frightening, and inspirational stories including bears, bugs, blisters, captivating characters, skunk bed mates, and hilarious food cravings. As Alt walked...
"Rarely will you find books that explore the human emotions of a long-distance trek so honestly and clearly." --Roger Williamson, Campmor, Inc. "Highly recommended." --trailsbib.blogspot.com
After hiking the AT from Maine to Georgia, Lucy and Susan Letcher decided that the best way to...
| Author | Winton Porter |
| ISBN | 0897328493 |
Like a well-crafted stage play, Just Passin' Thru delivers one suspenseful scene after another. But in this historic setting — a store on the Appalachian Trail called Mountain Crossings — the characters who show up are no fictional creations. They are the real-life stars of the author’s new...
Each year, it is estimated that more than 2,000 people set out to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, yet seven in ten ultimately fall short of their goal. Given the countless number of how-to books and websites offering information about logistics, gear, and endurance training, one would think that...
| Author | Bill Walker |
| ISBN | 1934144266 |
Why would a middle-aged businessman who had never even spent the night outdoors, attempt to hike the entire Appalachian Trail? Bill Walker, a former commodities trader in Chicago and London, and an avid walker, had developed a virtual obsession to hike this historic 2,175 mile footpath in one hiking...
How to Hike the Appalachian Trail: A Comprehensive Guide to Plan and Prepare for a Successful Thru-Hike
If you are planning on (or just thinking about) hiking the Appalachian Trail, this book is for you.
Planning an Appalachian Trail thru-hike is overwhelming. I know. I spent months researching every question I could think of before starting the 6 month journey.
Even after all of that research,...
