“Why do you want to try to do that?” friends asked in a mixture of curiousity and concern. “Well I read Bill Bryson’s book, A Walk in the Woods. It sounded like there were all kinds of people out there trying to hike the whole thing.” “Yeah, I read that. But he and his friend didn’t make it, did they.” “No, but I can try can’t I.” This was the type conversation I repeatedly had...

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...

http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Books/General/Getting%20High%20The%20Annapurna%20Circuit/Owner%20Review%20by%20Kathleen%20Waters/ Thank you www.backpackgeartest.org for your glowing review of, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. This is the most popular footpath in Asia, and for good reason. This trail’s genius lies in allowing an average person–such as myself–to get to very high elevations...

“I’m in a wheelchair in a nursing home with no chance of ever getting out. It is my days on the Appalachian Trail I remember most fondly.” Those are the words of former Appalachian Trail thru-hiker, Colin Fletcher. Yet I suspect he is speaking for many of us. This fact of life is brought home to me when I look at the number of my Facebook friends that so many people–including, very much, myself–have met through...

https://bay168.mail.live.com/default.aspx?n=1333233352&fid=1&mid=6d7897c2-4138-11e3-a571-002264c24396&fv=1 The Amazon Travel Department recommends, Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail, by Bill Walker. He is the author of other outdoor adventure narratives, including Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago, and Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in...

 Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series, is offering a free Amazon Kindle upload today only of his two popular outdoor adventure narratives, 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’. Walker, who is...