Tag: hiking
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BR111) “A Walk in the Woods” Book Review
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…
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BR95) “On Trails” Book Review
On Trails: An Exploration by Robert Moor. 3/5 rating. Book #20 of 2020. Read April 4, 2020. This book is a dive into the history of trails: all the way from the first trails made by prehistoric Ediacarans 565 million years ago, to the Appalachian Trail and the attempt to extend it from Florida to…
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BR72) The Camino Way Book Review
The Camino Way by Victor Prince. 4/5 rating. Book #147 of 2019. Read December 26, 2019. This book was a quick, but fun read about Victor’s trip along the Camino, and the things it taught him. Continuing in my hiking genre, The Camino is an 800 km trail across the entirety of Spain (and a…
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BR25) North Book Review
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…