TAKE A HIKE WITH BOOKS
“A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail,” by Bill Bryon — Comic adventure of Bryson and his friend, who decided to walk the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine, with little experience.
“Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” by Cheryl Strayed — With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, Strayed solo-hiked more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State.
“Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer — The powerful story of Christopher Johnson McCandless, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska in 1992 and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mount McKinley.
“Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why,” by Laurence Gonzales. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the art and science of survival, will change the way you see the world.
“The Emerald Mile” by Kevin Fedarko — Thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever, down the entire length of the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, during the legendary flood of 1983.“Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail,” by Ben Montgomery — Emma Gatewood was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone.
