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Amazon Travel Books Department Recommends Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail

Posted by on March 2, 2014 in Amazon Recommends Skywalker book, Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail | 0 comments

Are you looking for something in our Travel Books department? If so, you might be interested in these items.         Travel Books                 Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail by Bill Walker   List Price: $10.95 Price: $8.76 You Save: $2.19 (20%)             A Gang of One: Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (Revised, 2d Edition) by Lief Carlsen   List Price:...

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Skywalker To Speak at Appalachian Trail Kickoff

Posted by on February 20, 2014 in Books by Bill Walker | 0 comments

Skywalker To Speak at Appalachian Trail Kickoff

Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series, will be one of the guest speakers at the Appalachian Trail Kickoff held at Amicalola Falls, Georgia on March 7-9. Last year saw a record turnout for this marquee event, and all expectations are for further growth. Walker will talk about his recent trek of the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Other speakers include David Miller, author of AWOL on the Appalachian Trail and Winton Porter, author of Just Passin’ Thru. Bill Walker is author of Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian...

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Obama Buys Pacific Crest Trail Book

Posted by on January 30, 2014 in 'Getting High--The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal', Cheryl Strayed, Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail | 0 comments

President Obama has purchased the Pacific Crest Trail memoir, Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. Unsurprisingly, Miss Strayed was wowed by the news. I think President Obama has really searched his soul in the way that writers do, Miss Strayed wrote. He has really had a lot of people who loved him well, who had a lot of teachers. But he is really a self-made man. So much of Wild is about how we must ultimately make ourselves. Bill Walker is the author of Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail. He is also the author of...

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President Obama Purchases ‘Wild–From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail’ by Cheryl Strayed

Posted by on December 25, 2013 in 'Getting High--The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal', Appalachian Trail, Cheryl Strayed, Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail | 0 comments

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 commented. “But he also made his own way. So much of life is doing just that.” Another popular...

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Amazon Travel Books Recommends ‘Skywalker’ Hiking Books

Posted by on December 19, 2013 in Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail | 0 comments

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 Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal....

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Skywalker Appalachian Trail Film Now on You Tube

Posted by on December 8, 2013 in Books by Bill Walker | 0 comments

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 other outdoor adventure narratives, including Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest...

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Free Amazon Kindle Upload of ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’

Posted by on December 8, 2013 in 'Getting High--The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal', Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail | 0 comments

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 de...

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Free Amazon Kindle For Skywalker Hiking Books–Saturday December 7

Posted by on December 6, 2013 in Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail | 0 comments

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...

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Many Annapurna Circuit Hikers Trek in India First

Posted by on December 5, 2013 in 'Getting High--The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal', Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail | 0 comments

“It’s all about acclimatization,” trekker after trekker advised me in the run-up to my trek on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. Indeed, they were correct. The Annapurna Circuit reaches 17,768 feet at Thorung La Pass. Except for the summit day, in which trekkers begin their ascent at 4 a.m. at 15,600 feet and climb almost 3,200 feet by early morning (to avoid the harsh late morning winds), the trek is not particularly difficult. However, there is the issue of elevation. For the average person, this is probably as high as they...

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The Triple Crown of American Hiking

Posted by on December 5, 2013 in Books by Bill Walker | 0 comments

http://blogs.newzealand.usembassy.gov/ambassador/2013/12/exploring-the-triple-crown-of-american-long-distance-trekking/ The United States Ambassador to New Zealand (where else would there be such knowledge!) wrote this article about the so-called ‘Triple Crown’ of American hiking. Veteran long-distance hikers will be aware that this is the 2,180 mile Appalachian Trail, 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail, and 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail. The Ambassador also reports that the United States–through an act of...

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