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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 North -
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 in
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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 line -
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. Wand -
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 o -
Blog postWhen I finished my hike in September, 1999, it was not long before my life was back to its hectic pre-hike state. Work, raising a family, stress, starting my own business, stress, the recession, stress, rejoining the corporate workforce, stress, moving to Malaysia and now a divorce. All of these things happened to me at the speed of life. I kept telling myself I would take the time to organize my journal, my pre-journal writings, take the time to bring it all together and write a book. For ye
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Blog postOne of the things that really makes a difference in weight is changing out that steel cooking pot for titanium. Yes, it's expensive, but it was worth it for me. I used an Evernew Expedition 1.3L pot. They still make this and it's available on Amazon, though mine did not have the red handles that the current pot has.
I boiled it dry once in testing and discolored the bottom, and I dented it somehow along the trail, but it still works brilliantly.
I carried my
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Take a Hike!: A Long Walk on the Appalachian Trail
Dec 07, 2016
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Appalachian Trail Myths: The Ugalu & Pamola
Dec 06, 2016
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