Skywalker Comprehensively Reviews ‘Wild–From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail’, by Cheryl Strayed

“Nobody in particular looked like a murderer or rapist, but nobody in particular didn’t look like one either.” That line is a sample quote from Cheryl Strayed’s powerful Pacific Crest Trail narrative, ‘Wild’. You’ve got to hand it to her. She meets the Pat Conroy test. “I want it all,” Conroy has written about what she is looking for in the books he reads. “That’s all I ask for an...

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Explosion of Interest in Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail by Bill Walker

To be honest, I was a bit shocked. Yes, I know that wilderness and an outdoor orientation seem to actually run in the American DNA. But I didn’t expect this. As part of the Amazon KDP Select Program, I decided to run a two-day special offering free upload on Kindle of3outdoor narratives, Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail (2008), Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail (2010), and ‘The Best...

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Amazon Prime Members Can Upload Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail (2010) for Free

Amazon Prime members can upload Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail (2010) for free on Kindle. This book is a look at Bill Walker´s thru-hike attempt of the 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail. This national scenic trail is renowned in the hiking community for its stunning beauty. It begins at the California-Mexico border, and hikers spend their first 700 miles in the desert. Then hikers enter the so-called High Sierra, which...

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Bill Bryson, Cheryl Strayed, Jon Krakauer, and Hape Kerkeling Heavily Influence Outdoors Activity–Kudos

Hikers are serious people. No, they aren’t serious in the Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, or Bill Gates way. They have a different focus. It’s a broader one–theGreat Outdoors. Hikers, pilgrims, and of course, outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen don’t like to be confined inside for too long. Their central nervous system thrums at a higher pitch when engaged deep within wilderness, scaling peaks, or perhaps even slogging dutifully...

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Amazon Sports and Outdoors Books Department Recommends Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail and Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail

Are you looking for something in our Sports & Outdoors books department? If so, you might be interested in these items. Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail [Kindle Edition] by Bill Walker Price: $4.95   Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian trail [Kindle Edition] by Bill...

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Amazon Recommends Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail in Sports and Outdoor Books Department

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