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About Tim Hewitt
Tim Hewitt lived in Maine when he undertook the journey of a lifetime and thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail under the trail name Paddler in 1999. Take a Hike! is the story of his thru-hike, and includes planning information, a daily journal, and a real treat - the journal of his 13 year old son, who joined him for 5 weeks during the summer.
A software engineer and engineering manager by trade, Tim's love of the outdoors has kept him in the woods, fields and streams all of his life.
In Bringing up Billy, Tim relates the stories of a young man who grew up on a small family farm in rural Washington state in the 60s and 70s. These are fun, relatable stories for all ages, and will take some of you back to a simpler time in America. Come along and experience a time of innocence and adventure with young Billy as he experiences life in America.
Tim was born in Washington, then lived in Idaho, Arizona, Maine and Malaysia before settling in North Carolina.
Today he publishes a highly acclaimed fantasy series under a pen name, and will continue telling stories as long as he has your support.
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Blog postHi everyone, Paddler '99 here.
I just wanted to say thank you for making Take a Hike: A Long Walk on the Appalachian Trail such a huge success.
I never thought that so many people would be interested in reading about my little thru-hike, and was even more surprsed at how many people downloaded the audio book. Thanks again Zach for the great narration. I could not be more pleased.
As promised, I've also donated several hundred eBooks to thru-hiker wannabes. If you3 years ago Read more -
Blog postI'm so very pleased to announce that Take a Hike! A Long Walk on the Appalachian Trail in Audio book format is selling like wildfire!
I am so very pleased that I went forward with the audio edition of this book, and that so many of you are enjoying it.
If you have had not had a chance to listen, stop by my Facebook page and check on the FREE Audio Book coupons I'm giving away. I have a bunch left, so get there soon and grab one!
-Tim
PS If you HAVE had a3 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe audio book is now live on Audible, and will soon be available on Amazon and iTunes, as well as other store when I understand how to distribute it more widely.
It was a fun project, and now we're going to do Take a Hike! as well.
Enjoy!
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Blog postJust wanted to let everyone know that we are in the middle of production on Appalachian Trail Myths in Audio!
I found an excellent narrator and am looking forward to bringing this to you in another few weeks.
Stay tuned!
-Tim
PS We will do Take a Hike! soon in Audio as well. Both print and eBook sales have been much better than expected, so I'm thrilled to be able to bring the audio book to life as well.
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Blog postFor those of you who follow my blog posts or have read my book, you will know I'm a huge fan of LL Bean. They have changed their return policy, which now puts them into the same category as virtually every other outfitter on the planet and it is no longer something that sets them an a class by themselves. I'm saddened by this change, and from what I've read about Leon Leonwood Bean's reason for this guarantee, he would be appalled at this change in his company's policies.
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Blog postI get asked this question all the time... how do you pronounce the name of that famous hiking trail?
When I lived in Washington State growing up, it was always the Appa-LAY-chun trail.
When I hiked, I ran into people who pronounced it every which way...
Appa-LATCH-ian Appa-LAY-shun Appa-LAH-chun Appa-LATCH-uhn It's often said that the Mason-Dixon line separates the point at which people say the name correctly or not, but I hear disagreements from Tennesseans and North4 years ago Read more -
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Blog postI created a system for food preparation while hiking over many years in the woods, carrying as many calories as I could manage on my back. The system starts with easily available grocery store food items, and is supplemented by dehydrated foods that I prepare myself. Preparation in the woods uses very little fuel, again to save weight, where I cook two meals a day on my alcohol stove simply by bringing water to a boil. I'll break it all down in this blog post, supplementing the in5 years ago Read more
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Blog postI wanted a good pair of leather boots for my thru-hike. Living in Maine, I knew LL Bean products were of high quality and came with a lifetime warranty, so I visited the store and looked hard at reviews before picking the boots for my trip.
I've always been careful about boots and knew that I needed to break in my boots before hiking. When I finally selected the Cressida Hiker from LL Bean, the leather was soft and supple and break in was very easy. These also had a GoreTex line5 years ago Read more -
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Blog postWhen I first started planning my hike I thought I might be able to get by with only a tarp, sleep in shelters, and not bring a tent. The more I read however, the more I realized that shelters would be full, the weather could be really bad, I might have to stop between shelters and sleep anywhere I could, and if it turned cold, I would be much warmer in my tent than in a breezy shelter.
As I researched tents, the one that kept getting my attention was a Nomad Long from Wanderlust. Wand5 years ago Read more -
Blog postWhat is a Possibles Bag, and why should I carry one?
One of the things that you will find you really need to do for your hike is to be organized. Even if you live your life off the trail as a disorganized hoarder, on the trail you will have no energy at the end of the day to dig through loose items in your pack bag to try to locate that hand sanitizer, or even worse that moleskin that you know must be in there somewhere.
A Possibles Bag is a small stuff sack to help you stay o5 years ago Read more
Titles By Tim Hewitt
More than 350 pages of pre-hike planning, execution, keys to success, and the daily journals for both Paddler and his son are included.
Bonus chapters bring you a sample of Tim's creative writing talent as well, as he introduces you to the mythology of the Cherokee Ugalu, and the Penobscot Pamola, two spirit-beasts that haunt the Appalachian Mountains. These are also available in the stand-alone short story book, Appalachian Trail Myths: The Ugalu and Pamola.
The first tells of the Ugalu, a Cherokee Nation spirit-beast and how it was instrumental in the creation of the balds in the Southern Appalachians.
The second is a tale of Pamola, the Penobscot Nation demon-beast who inhabits the summit of Mount Katahdin, the Northern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail in Maine.
Both of these stories are included as bonus material in my previously published book; Take a Hike! A long walk on the Appalachian Trail. They are duplicated here for anyone who wishes to read them without reading the story of my thru-hike.