Walking the Appalachian Trail [Paperback]

Larry Luxenberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1994

Accounts by thru-hikers, organized by topic. Foreword by hiker Maurice Forrester and stunning color photos by Mike Warren.

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About the Author

Larry Luxenberg --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (October 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811730956
• ISBN-13: 978-0811730952
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #51 in Books > Travel > North America

More About the Author

Larry thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail on his first ever backpacking trip thirty years ago, in 1980. In 1994 he began work on "Walking the Appalachian Trail." In six months he interviewed 200 hikers and others deeply connected to the A.T. and combined their stories in this novel account of the trail. In 1998 he began working on the Appalachian Trail Museum (atmuseum.org), which is now scheduled to open on National Trails Day, June 5, 2010, at Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pa. In recognition of his efforts on the book and A.T. Museum he was named an honorary member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in 2009. An active dayhiker, in 2008 he became the first person to hike all the trails in Harriman Park in one calendar year. He is now an investment advisor, www.lexingtonave.com

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beware this book . . ., February 15, 2004

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Chris Bagby "spur238" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)

. . . unless you're willing to risk a life-altering experience. Indeed, 5 months after reading this book, I was sleeping on the ground at night and walking 15-20 miles every day. It inspired me to start a thruhike of the AT, and after finishing the first one, I did another, and then another. Almost surely I'll do it again. Life will never be the same. This book started it all for me. Not just about Luxenberg's own hiking experiences, the book distills the stories of many different hikers, from the first thruhiker (Earl Shaffer) to "ordinary" hikers of today, plus several who were not at all ordinary. Many, many books have been written about the AT. This one is a powerful classic.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It puts me there..., March 15, 2004

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Troy Shellhamer (prospect, ky United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful vehicle to take you back to trail, or there for the first time. It isn't a guide book in any way, which is actually what I wanted when I bought this... but I am very pleased that I ended up with this also (if you want a guide book, get the 'Thru-Hikers Companion')... Along with the details of planning for my upcoming thru-hike,it is great to pick this book up and instead of dealing with technicalities I can just take my mind to the finer aspects of trail life, which is nice when I'm not planning. It is one of the few books I have ever started and actually finished all the way through before getting bored. -Contains vivid accounts of famous and not so famous thru hikes of the past, some humorous and some touching, and offers an unbiased view of just enjoying the trail regardless of all variables.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read - Will need to have more to Hike the A.T. though, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Walking the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)

I really enjoyed the read, lots of history and interesting stories of people on the trail. The book points out many ways to do the trail without stressing one method over another. Further enticed my desire to do the trail but this book is by no means a how to or a what you'll need type book.