[at-l] Renamed: Trail Books for Mothers---

[Mara Factor]

My favorite book to help those without a clue understand what the
trail experience is all about is Larry Luxembourg´s book, ¨Walking the
Appalachian Trail¨.

When I started the trail, my parents wanted to borrow the books I had
on the Appalachian Trail.  I concurred but told them they had to read
Larry´s book before reading Bryson´s ¨Walk in the Woods¨.  By the time
I got to Neels Gap and talked with my mother, she said ¨I understand
why you wanted me to read Luxembourg´s book first.

FWIW, those books were the same ones my parents had given me ten years
ago today, for my 33 birthday.

Mara - back in town from an amazing six day hike through the Guatemalan jungle.
Stitches, AT99

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2008/12/15 Felix J <AThiker at smithville.net>:
> Allen Freeman wrote:
>
> 2008/12/15 Jan Lite <liteshoe at gmail.com>:
>
>
> I don't know about mothers, but Jean Deeds' "There Are Mountains to Climb"
> was the book that lit my AT fuse.
> She made it sound so possible.
>
> Two years later, I was on Springer heading north.
>
>
> Books are dangerous. There oughta be a law!
>
>
> Be patient. I hear tale that there is a major underground movement for a
> huge book-burning party in the not too distant future.  We must snuff out
> this oppressive form of 'education'....
>
> --
> Felix J. McGillicuddy
> ME-->GA '98
> "Your Move"
> ALT '03 KT '03
> http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/
>
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