Walking the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Mike Warren (Photographer) "THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL IS A 2,147-MILE-LONG FOOTPATH FROM Georgia to Maine, which follows the ridgetops of the fourteen states through which it passes..." (more)
Key Phrases: trail angels, trail magic, whole trail, Appalachian Trail, North Carolina, New Hampshire (more...)

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Product Description

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

About the Author

Larry Luxenberg

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811730956
• ISBN-13: 978-0811730952
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,242 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Chris Bagby "spur238" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

. . . 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.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Troy Shellhamer (prospect, ky United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

18 of 18 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

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.