Unlike cell phones and computers--which are a threat to the long-distance hiking experience--the Kindle has the potential to add to the richness of the experience.

Some people even refer to el Camino as "the European Divorcee trail." "It seemed like Europe's biggest singles bar," exulted one pilgrim.

Yes, you read that correctly. Of all the great characters in American literature, the inimitable Stephen Katz, belongs in the annals. Put him up there with Ishmael and Captain Ahab of Moby Dick, in his dramatic pursuit of the American Dream. Perhaps Katz can best be understood in a Shakespearean context. Shakespeare’s motif as a writer was his aversion to absolutes, in favor of multi-hued shades of character. Surely, Katz can be...

The annual Appalachian Trail Celebration and Backpacking Clinic will be held March 5th and 6th, 2011, at Amicalola Falls State Park Lodge. Several notable authors will be on hand to make presentations and sign copies of their Appalachian Trail books. Among those will be: 1.  Jeff Alt, author of A Walk for Sunshine, and the most impressive physical specimen on the AT; 2.Winton Porter, author of Just Passin’ Thru, and the richest man on the...