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Publisher
Simon Spotlight, An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"With her trademark simple but lyrical text enhanced by John Wallace's irresistible illustrations, Marion Dane Bauer describes the wonders of the Appalachian Trail for Level One beginning readers."--
Author
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An account of a record-setting thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail"--
Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Heather "Anish" Anderson still had such deep-seated insecurities that she became convinced her feat had been a fluke. So two years later she set out again, this time hiking through mud, rocks, and mountain blazes to crush her constant self-doubt and seek the true source of...
Publisher
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association collaborate each year on a guide especially designed for potential thru-hikers who want the basic information for a five- to six-month trek in the woods, at a reasonable price, but also want the adventure of finding out the extras for themselves."-- Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Appalachian Mountain Club Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Derick Lugo had never been hiking. He certainly couldn't imagine going more than a day without manicuring his goatee. But with a job cut short and no immediate plans, this fixture of the New York comedy scene began to think about what he might do with months of free time. He had heard of the Appalachian Trail, but he had never seriously considered attempting to hike all 2,184.2 miles of it. Suddenly he found himself asking, Could he do it? The...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After graduating from college, Jennifer isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. Through inexperienced and unprepared, she feels drawn to the Appalachian Trail and sets out along on the long-distance footpath that stretches 2, 175 miles from Georgia to Maine. The next five months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life--coping with blisters and aching shoulders, hiking through endless torrents of rain and a blizzard,...
Author
Publisher
Andscape Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After losing her job due to the coronavirus pandemic, a vet tech decides to confront the roots of her childhood traumas by hiking the Appalachian Trail. Pack Light follows a woman's journey changing the narrative of Hiking While Black - because the Great Outdoors belongs to everyone. This memoir will trace Shilletha's thru-hike from Georgia to Maine as she decided to confront the roots of her trauma. Growing up, Curtis suffered from a fractured family...
Author
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
After Paul Stutzman lost his wife to breast cancer, he sensed a tug on his heart-the call to a challenge, the call to pursue a dream. Paul left his stable career, traveled to Georgia, and took his first steps on the Appalachian Trail. What he learned during the next four and a half months changed his life-and will change readers' lives as well. In Hiking Through, readers will join Paul on his remarkable 2,176-mile hike through fourteen states in search...
Publisher
Menasha Ridge Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Best Hikes of the Appalachian Trail: South details 45 hikes along the AT from the trail's southern terminus atop Georgia's Springer Mountain north through North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. These superlative treks visit overlooks, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and wildernesses, as well as scenic, cultural, and historical sites -- even trail towns. This selection of hikes reflects the great variety of features the southern AT provides, and the...
Author
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Cindy Ross, founder of River House PA, an organization that helps veterans get out into nature to hike, paddle, and mountain bike, profiles sixteen individual veterans in depth, telling their personal stories and experiences. The broader story of the trauma veterans endure and how nature can help them to recover is interwoven throughout"--
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Appalachian Trail calling you from the couch? Let the official guide for Appalachian Trail thru-hiking for more than 30 years show you the path. The Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association's Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers' Companion offers up-to-the-minute knowledge of "the A.T." from current hikers and Trail-maintainers - more than three dozen volunteers giving back to hikers and the Trail. It provides essential information on hiker-oriented...
Author
Publisher
Menasha Ridge Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This comprehensive naturalist’s guide includes a look at the mountains’ history, a study of the land’s geology, and detailed information about the trail’s birds, mammals, trees, flowers, reptiles, amphibians, and more." -- Amazon.com.
"This comprehensive guide takes an in-depth look at the various aspects of nature along the AT: history, geology, plant life, wildlife, and more"--
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