Free Amazon Kindle Upload–‘Skywalker–Highs and Lows on Pacific Crest Trail’ Weekend Only

Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker series of hiking books, is offering his popular Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) narrative, Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, for free upload on Amazon Kindle and other handheld devices this weekend, August 9th and 10th. Walker is also the author of Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago, and Getting High–The Annapurna...

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Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hikers Racing for Canadian Border To Beat Winter”

“Be finished before October 1st,” one ex-hiker after another advised us at the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) Kickoff Party in 2009. It is an understatement to say it proved to be prescient advice. I arrived at the Canadian border to complete the 2,663 mile journey on October 9th, which was at least two weeks later than desirable. For the last part of the PCT runs through the rugged Northern Cascades which are infamous for not just their...

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Nicholas Kristof of New York Times Exults Over Pacific Crest Trail

Many people think of journalists as annoying. Indeed many are. Heck, truth be told, that’s part of their job is to hold the high and mighty accountable. But every now and then a journalist writes an article that is flat-out cool. I ask you to check out Nicholas Kristof’s Sunday op-ed in the New York Times. Folks, it is boffo. He recounts his recent trek with his teenage daughter on the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to...

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Cheryl Strayed’s Movie, ‘Wild’, Should Ratchet Up the Number of Female Hikers on Pacific Crest Trail

“You should have seen how many people were at the Kickoff this year,” several people have told me. They are referring to the annual Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Kickoff Party at Lake Morena County State Park. I went in 2009 and it was one of the most special events I have ever had the privilege to attend. Ex-PCT hikers throw this event on behalf of the current year’s crop of thru-hikers, and it is not to be missed. Besides being...

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Free Amazon Kindle Upload of ‘Skywalker’ Hiking Books

Bill Walker, author of the ‘Skywalker’ hiking series, will be offering a free Amazon Kindle upload of his two popular adventure narratives, Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail and Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, this Friday and Saturday, March 7th and 8th. They will also be available for free upload on various electronic devices, IPODs, etc. Walker is also the author of outdoor...

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Hiking Books Are Enablers–Make Great Christmas Gifts

In this day and age of mass consumerism, the Christmas shopper is to be pitied. She (he) faces a staggering variety of choices. With that in mind, let me quickly make the case for purchasing hiking narratives. Hiking is something you do because you want to, not because you have to. The same goes for hiking books. They’re not like food, medical services, etc. in the sense they are obligatory. I have always thought of hiking–especially...

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