Adventures With Alex

Tag: Appalachian Trial

  • BR111) “A Walk in the Woods” Book Review

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    A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson.  4/5 rating. 274 pages. Book #36 of 2020. Read June 4, 2020. What do you get when you mix two middle-age, rotund Iowans taking on an impossible hike through 14 states? Why, you get this book! It is about Bill’s hike…

  • BR25) North Book Review

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    North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek.  4/5 rating.  Book #98 of 2019. Read August 16, 2019. This book is about Scott Jurek’s attempt at breaking the fastest known time (FKT) to complete the Appalachian Trail. Since I have been hiking some of the trail, I can get a very…