Below are the words of Heather Anderson–PCT Class of 2013. Hopefully you have read about her courageous journey up the 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail this year. It may be one of the gutsiest outdoor adventures ever (I would like to begin a discussion from people with any relevant knowledge about whether or not that is true). I had assumed Heather–trail name, Anish–was a great athlete, in the mode of Jennifer Pharr Davis who...

The Summer issue of the Pacific Crest Trail Communicator had some eye-opening statistics. In 1997 the Pacific Crest Trail Association (governing body of the PCT) issued 16 thru-hiking permits. This year, however, by April 15th it had issued 1,211 to thru-hikers and thru-riders (equestrians) for the 2013 hiking season. The trail could now fairly be said to be wildly popular. And there is no reason to think this trend won’t continue. No, the...

First of all, let me say that I am biased. I am a former Appalachian Trail thru-hiker as well as author of a trail narrative; the trail community has become a big part of my adult life. We hikers constantly chatter about which hiker hostels are the best, friendliest, and cheapest, as well as the ones that treat us like ‘hiker trash’, etc. I’m happy to report that the Twelve Tribes religious community stands out as...

“This book takes a good look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of travel in a lesser developed country,” wrote Peggy Beaman in an Amazon book review of ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal‘. Thank you, Peggy. No, I don’t claim to be Hemingway. Nor do I purport to be another Bill Bryson or Bruce Chatwin. However, I have found that long journeys on foot bring out the best not just in people, but their...

Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine article below on Bill Walker (‘Skywalker). http://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/go-outside/meet-the-best-athletes-in-the-blue-ridge/   Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine is the premier outdoor magazine (distributed from Baltimore to Atlanta) in the eastern United States. Thus it was with surprise that I greeted the news that the magazine wanted to interview me. And I was outright amazed that the magazine named me an...

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 Bill Walker Price: $4.95 Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian...