President Obama has purchased the bestselling hiking adventure book, Wild–From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed. This is the story of a lone woman (Cheryl Strayed) recovering from the death of her mother, divorce, and drug abuse, setting off alone on the 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. “He had an unusual background around lots of supporting, loving people,” Miss Strayed...

https://bay168.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855#n=1288127501&fid=1&mid=3c246750-6888-11e3-9fbe-00215ad7db90&fv=1 The Amazon Travel Department recommends the Skywalker hiking series, written by 7-foot tall Bill Walker. These two books are Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, and Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail. Walker is also the author of The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjAnThg-MAU&feature=em-upload_owner-smbtn The above link is to a You Tube video of a professionally directed film about Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail. It is 10 minutes and 31 seconds long, with striking footage of America’s best known hiking trail and an entertaining interview with 7-foot tall, Bill Walker, who is known in the hiking community as Skywalker. He is the author of...

Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal  will be available for free upload on Amazon Kindle, Sunday and Monday, December 8th and 9th. The Annapurna Circuit is the most popular hiking trail in Asia and reaches 17,768 feet. Walker is also the author of other adventure narratives including Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, and The Best Way–El Camino...

Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series, will be having a special free upload of Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail and Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail on Amazon Kindle and other electronic devices this Saturday, December...