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Sojourn in the Wilderness: A Seven Month Journey on the Appalachian Trail

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This book makes even a non hiker want to take to the trail. Although the diety is frequently mentioned, it is not a sermon, merely Mr. Wadness's perspective on the beauty he sees. Put this book on a coffee table, and allow others to browse the trail.

I am not an out of doors type of person unless the conditions are perfect. But this book is a true delight. It is full of many romantic places and the photography could win a National Geographic Award. Have a look at sleeping and living outdoors. Through the rain Ken keeps you feeling cozy in a down sleeping bag enjoying a warm drink, through his blisters you'll meet terrific trail characters. Be it mice in the night using Ken's boots as a storage bin or drooling over the wonderful photographs of the trail you will realize if it wasn't for Ken's tenacity and true initiative and love of the outdoors you would not have been able to live, love, laugh, cry and experience the trail for yourself. This book is a must for every home. A gift that keeps on giving and if you ever feel like you might need exercise, pick up Ken's book, sit back and realize that some things are much better left to the imagination.

I highly recommend this book! As a person preparing for this "walk in the woods" I found this book to be uplifting. It has beautiful illustrations and makes your feet itch to hit the trail. There are a lot of references to God, and those that are not comfortable with this should steer clear. I found it personally to be a nice touch. For those who want the experience of the trail without hiking it, this is a great book.

Great book! I played audio wilderness tapes while reading it. It was awesome! It felt as if I was really there. I think my feet even starting hurting at one point. The pictures are beautiful and added greatly to the book. It's a must read for all, even if you have never owned a pair of hiking boots!

As a novice hiker, I enjoyed Ken's narration of his hike as if I was walking right along side of him! The pictures alone is worth the price of this book. I would highly recommend this book to families. It will leave the reader with warm fuzzy's. Thanks Ken!

Exceptional photography documents one trek on the Appalachian Trail. At least the equal of National Geographic's book. Wadness has a passion for photographs that are technically accurate and artistically beautiful.

The narrative conveys more than a "walk in the woods." It relates a unified drama. A remarkable cast of characters! The details should be left to the enjoyment of the reader.

On a literary and religious level, "Sojourn in the Wilderness" relates to the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, as the title of the book suggests. Wadness found himself composing poetry at peak moments on the trail.

This true-life story demonstrates how one person adapted to the rigors of the trail by faith. How anyone with limited experience could carry a 70-80 pound pack on a rocky trail for seven months is a miracle.

I'm buying additional copies as gifts for friends.

Great photos and a pretty good feel of what it might be like to hike the trail from end-to-end, although getting picked up to go home for a week for somebody's wedding kind of blows the non-stop trek claim. My main problem was the author's constant sniveling to god. Any book about a thru-hiker is as much (or more) about the hiker as it is about the trail and their daily trials and tribulations. I had hoped to cheer the person who could accomplish this feat as a man (or woman) who stood and walked tall with pride at their success. Wadness rarely gets off his knees, and giving all the credit to his god would make his part in such a trek meaningless. God could even get a blind man with no legs through the trail, so it's no big deal, right? Christians will have no problem with this. Atheists may feel more pity than pride for him.