[Cdt-l] Walk in Da Woods

[Bob Sartini]

I enjoyed Skywalker's, Bill Walker's books on the AT and PCT,  a sense of
humor and no posturing. I enjoyed every page.

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:31 AM, <cicelyb250 at aol.com> wrote:

> 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>
> To: CDT MailingList <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
> 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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