re you looking for something in our Travel Books department? If so, you might be interested in these items. Travel Books Bill Walker is the author of Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail. Other books by Bill Walker include Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago, and...

The following article: http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_23387926/pacific-crest-trail-finds-itself-wildly-popular-this   is very good news. The number of hikers who filed for PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) thru-hiking permits has almost doubled to 1,004. Some worry. Donna Sauffley, who runs the most renowned hiker hostel on the PCT, worries about the impact on the environment, as well as the crush of hikers that will arrive at the same time at...

This weekend total of 1,145 Amazon Kindle readers took advantage of a special promotion and uploaded Bill Walker’s two most popular adventure narratives: Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail and Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail. These two books have sold consistently well because they are aimed at the non-expert hiker and even the non-hiker. Walker, who is nearly 7-feet tall, had never even...

Emma Roberts of Nanny Magazine recently sent me the article below on the subject of first-aid in long-distance hiking. It is a well-written, commonsense article that first-time hikers would do well to consider. http://www.summernanny.com/blog/10-first-aid-facts-to-know-before-taking-your-first-summer-hike/ I have a few things I would like to add. The cold, wet springtime weather is legendary amongst Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. In fact, it is...

“Twenty-four straight days of rain,” they lament proudly. I’ve heard the Class of 2003 many times get together to reminisce ad-infinitum about their thru-hikes. There is nothing unusual about that. Heck, that was the specific reason the annual Trail Days Festival was started in the first place–for hikers from prior years to reunite with their old trail comrades. It has been a smashing success; long-distance hikers are...

Bill Walker (‘Skywalker’) will hold a special promotion starting in just a couple hours for this entire weekend on his two most popular outdoor adventure narratives, Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail and Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail. They will be available for free upload on Amazon Kindle, Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. These books are cutting-edge tales of his thru-hikes of...