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What books do you read on the trail, how many book do you take in your backpack?
Lone Wolf
01-28-2008, 16:44
Readers Digest and crossword puzzle books
max patch
01-28-2008, 16:49
I don't have "trail books", I read the same thing on the trail as I do at home. Unless its an overnighter, I usually carry 2 books.
"Moby Dick" . Or "V" by Thomas Pynchon.
Chaco Taco
01-28-2008, 17:12
Larry McMurtry and Kerouac. Good stuff for trail readin.
Cannibal
01-28-2008, 17:26
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
&
Getting Stoned with Savages
both by J. Maarten Troost. Just got them in the mail Saturday and trying to not read them before I start hiking.
these are some great ideas!!!!
mosquito ninja
02-17-2008, 22:10
knights of spain warriors of the sun. by Charles Hudson (De Soto's adventures through the SEish US - 1539 before smallpox killed 90% of em off)
may get more out of the book during Georgia > NC section
Kinda wordy at times (as it is non-fiction) but a great read. Contents are based on archaeological research and the written accounts from the conquistadors. It's a rather large book, think i will tear it in half send second half through mail.
sheepdog
02-17-2008, 22:24
The Hobbit. If this isn't a backpacking adventure. I don't know what is.
"Stay on the path!!" Gandolph
I tear out pages from puzzle books, and take anywhere from 5 to 10 puzzles with me to do at night or when we are taking a longer rest. No book...I'm too tired to spend any time reading enough to cancel out the weight of a book.
Bad Ass Turtle
02-17-2008, 22:28
My favorite: Lord of the Rings -- yes, the trilogy. Great for reading on long hiking trips, because that whole set of books is just one long thru-hike. To save the world.
warraghiyagey
02-18-2008, 01:06
"Take Me With You" - Brad Newsham
A fellow hiker who takes his wanderlust to all the world and brought back a local he met in the Phillipines to enjoy a month in the states. Great concept, heartwarming and an excellent hikers view of hiking and other places the world has to offer.
hikermiker
02-18-2008, 10:45
I tend to look for books that don't weigh a lot. I go to library sales, etc (generally on the last day when they sell them for $5 a bag & just throw in books that are thin & look vaguely interesting.
I then sort them out at home and generally carry a mystery with me while backpacking. I take only one at a time & unless the weather is poor usually only read 10-20 pages a day. I take the ones I have already read and leave them at a shelter for thru-hikers