[Cdt-l] Walk in Da Woods

[cicelyb250 at aol.com]

To prepare for the AT, I read so many journals and way back then(late 90's) Yogi's still stands out.  For a book, There are Mountains to Climb by Jean Deeds spoke to me.  Here was an "old" lady my age who actually hiked the trail.
For the PCT the only thru hiker book I found was A Blistered Kind of Love by Angela Ballard.
Funny - both of these books were written by  hikers who had to go back and finish parts that they couldn't do in a single season.

Today when people realized I've hiked all three trails, they never mention the books above, only Wild and A Walk in the Woods.

CicelyB



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Magnanti <pmags at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 7:18 am
Subject: [Cdt-l] Walk in Da Woods



Oh yes, I enjoyed both books for what they are.


Walk in the Woods was an enjoyable "airport" book. Something light to kill two hours during a layover. Amusing and fun.


Wild? Well, I did not enjoy as much. Too schmaltzy for my taste. But I do recognize it as well done writing and the
"coming of age" story does appeal to many people.


Were they books about thru-hiking? No.


But who cares...they weren't meant to be books about thru-hiking. :)


Much like the trails, enjoy them for what they are rather then what you want them to be. 



 
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