Know of any good AT books?

[Neurosis]

Ive already read "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson and "A Season on the Appalachian Trail" by Lynn Sezter. Im not looking for "How to" or "Instructional" books, looking for books about people hiking the trail. The two mentioned books above are perfect examples of what Im looking for. Any ideas?

[wilconow]

David Brill, As Far As The Eye Can See

[Freeleo]

AWOL on the appalachian trail

http://www.awolonthetrail.com/

[Thoughtful Owl]

You may want to take a look at Jan Liteshoes book The Ordinary Adventurer. You can PM her here on WB for more information.

[Cookerhiker]

AWOL on the appalachian trail

http://www.awolonthetrail.com/

I second this one. Good book.

[wilconow]

"On The Beaten Path" is another pretty good one

Here are my reviews of AT Books

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/776194?shelf=appalachian-trail

[Mags]

Best hiking booksite EVA!!!!

http://booksforhikers.com/

[wilconow]

anyone here read the Dead Men Hike No Trails?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591138701/

[Sly]

Not a book per se, but as lengthy, you can read this one online.

http://www.skwc.com/exile/Hail-nf.html

[Mrs Baggins]

Ive already read "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson and "A Season on the Appalachian Trail" by Lynn Sezter. Im not looking for "How to" or "Instructional" books, looking for books about people hiking the trail. The two mentioned books above are perfect examples of what Im looking for. Any ideas?

Take a look at the Gear for Sale forum!!! I have a list of 27 books (well, now it's down to 19 books) for sale - - all of them on the AT. The following books have been sold:

Long Distance Hiking
White Blaze Fever
AWOL
Walkin' With The Ghost Whisperers
As Far As The Eye Can See
There Are Mountains To Climb
Appalachian Trail by Fisher
Appalachian Trail by Sutton

[Think Spring]

:sunAllow me to suggest "A Walk for Sunshine" by Jeff Alt. He Thru-Hiked in '98 and wrote of his experiences. Paper backed, very easy read, and a VERY enjoyable read of some 280 pages. One of the best $15.95's , or so, that I ever spent.

[Hooch]

AWOL on the appalachian trail

http://www.awolonthetrail.com/


I second this one. Good book.I'll give that one a third nod. I just got done with it in January and it's an excellent read. I've corresponded with Awol via e-mail several times, he's a great guy and super to do business with. I bought my book directly from him, he even signed my copy.

[Feral Bill]

I'm in the Middle of Walking Home. Not too bad. Worth a few evenings.

[Furlough]

Along with those mentioned -
Model-Ts books:Walkin on the Happy Side of Misery and Walkin with the Ghost Whisperers - Lore and Legend of the AT.
Ed Garvey's The New Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail Reader - edited by David Emblidge
Adrienne Hall's - A Journey North
Jan Curran's (Old Soldier) Books
The Appalachian Bacpacker by Victoria and Frank Logue - even though you said you were not interested in a How To book.

[wilconow]

Walking North: A Family Hikes the Appalachian Trail by Mic Lowther is pretty good. It's much different than any other AT Books I've read because of the family dynamic. However, just because a ten year old kid is with them doesn't mean that it's a puff-Disney type book either.

[DapperD]

:-?Back in the early "80's I discovered a two-volume set of thick hardcover books in the local library that had story after story of people's thru hikes that really caused me to catch the thru-hike fever. I don't know if you can purchase these two books, and I had almost forgotten them(almost) till I read Roland Mueser's book "Long Distance Hiking-Lessons from the AT". In it he mentions -in his own readings he discovered this two volume set he says was written by James R. Hare in 1975. It is entitled simply"Hiking the AT" and it includes accounts of 46 men and women from the period 1936 to 1972. In his own words he says"These provide extraordinary insight into the adventure,despite being a bit outdated and long out of print". I know if you can find these you would enjoy them.

[Mags]

:-?Back in the early "80's I discovered a two-volume set of thick hardcover books in the local library that had story after story of people's thru hikes that really caused me to catch the thru-hike fever.


Those two books are part of the Rodale set.

From http://booksforhikers.com/the-trails/appalachian-trail/

Hare, James R., ed. From Katahdin to Springer Mountain: The Best Stories of Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1977.


Hare, James R., ed. Hiking the Appalachian Trail. 2 vols. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1975.


They are a bit of a collectors' item and contain wonderful stories from the early days of hiking the AT. Ryback, Gatewood, Shaffer, Dorothy Laker, etc. All pioneers of our passion.

One of my favorite sections is very detailed gear list from 1969 (IIRC). 14 lbs base packweight with a whitegas stove!

They are a very treasured part of my personal library.

[Micky]

Somebody, help me, I cannot find the gear for sale forum.

[wilconow]

Somebody, help me, I cannot find the gear for sale forum.

It's "Selling Used Gear"

[Rain Man]

:-?Back in the early "80's I discovered a two-volume set of thick hardcover books in the local library that had story after story of people's thru hikes that really caused me to catch the thru-hike fever. I don't know if you can purchase these two books, ....

I got them and other out-of-print AT books at www.alibris.com. I've bought lots of AT books there. Great site IMHO.

BTW, that two-volume set is "Hiking the Appalachian Trail," edited by James R. Hare, Rodale Press.

Rain:sunMan

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[QuietZombie]

i just finished reading "skywalker" yesterday after buying it at trail days this weekend, and it was a pretty good read.

[SunnyWalker]

Thanks one and all. Great resource. After reading this thread I ordered AWOL and another one. See ya.

[Rain Man]

Let me throw one more at you. This one's a heavy-weight.

Ian Marshall's "Story Line - Exploring the Literature of the Appalachian Trail"

Marshall hiked the AT, and as he did, he read/studied local writers. For instance, when he neared the Smokies, he read Horace Kephart's famous "Our Southern Highlanders." In Virginia, Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek." Some more famous authors, some I'd never heard of. And so forth. His book relates these authors' works directly to his experiences and epiphanies on the AT.

It definitely is not light "trail journal"-type reading, but I think that many (maybe most) AT hikers are thoughtful, pensive people. That's what this book is like so far. I just started it this week as my youngest daughter and I drove over-and-back for our section hike from Highway 19E to Kincora/Dennis Cove Road earlier this week. Had a great hike together! Ran into two WhiteBlazers (Bumpa and JustPlainJim) on the Trail.

Rain:sunMan

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