Snow Levels in the High Sierra
2011 is going to be a big snow year for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. The Northern Sierra is at a record breaking 174% of normal
read moreThree Hundred Zeros
Three Hundred Zeros, an especially entertaining Appalachian Trail narrative, is surging in sales. Congratulations, Dennis Blanchard.
read moreBad Weather on the Appalachian Trail
Surely, many of you are wondering how the Appalachian Trail hikers fared in last night's epic storm. Hopefully, everybody is intact and can tell us at Trail Days about it.
read moreSkywalker–Appalachian Trail book on Kindle for $4.95
Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail has just been released in Kindle format for the first time. The price is $4.95. The paperback price is now only $9.95. The book is as much about what NOT to do, as what to do.
read moreBears
The Appalachian Trail has currently closed for camping the five mile section from Neel's Gap to Jarrard's Gap because of bears. Bears are known to be more aggressive in the West and for good reason. There is less rainfall and, consequently, less vegetation.
read moreEl Camino de Santiago
El Camino de Santiago may be the trail of the future. Last year saw almost 200,000 pilgrims attempt it. Probably the best thing about El Camino de Santiago is the number of people a person meets from all over the world.
read moreBooks Under Five Dollars
I have cut the Kindle price of Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail by 50.2% to $4.95. Dennis Blanchard, author of Three Hundred Zeroes, has also cut the price of his Kindle version to put it in the category of books under $5.
read moreKindle Discount–Skywalker Books
I have reduced the Kindle Price of Skywalker--Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail to $5. Putting this outdoor narrative in the category of "Books under $5" will help facilitate those wannabe thru-hikers who are strapped for time and money.
read moreWomen Hikers
One of the most salient trends in the United States concerns the status of women in higher education. In the year 2010, just shy of 57% of university degrees were awarded to women. That is an incredible shift from 50 years ago, when less than 10% of college graduates were female. Sooner or later, this trend will be reflected at the very top echelons of major corporations and political offices. America’s hiking trails are also seeing an inexorable shift in this direction. An estimated 30% of hikers on the famed Appalachian trail...
read moreNantahala Outdoor Center (NOC)
Applachian Trail event this weekend at NOC (Nantahala Outdoor Center). Descent into and out of NOC are diabolical. That one speech would destroy OPEC overnight!
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