[Here’s the deal:] You quit your job, give yourself six months, hike the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. And then your write a beautiful story about it.
— Esquire

The classic Appalachian Trail narrative — still in print!

[T]ruly wonderful . . . a thoughtful and lyrical journey. I've read a lot of AT books. This is the best I've come across. ” Richard D. Ankney

“[A]n unvarnished portrayal of the experience . . . no pretensions, no fabricated characters, no rose-colored glasses. This is what it is like to hike the trail.”
— David “AWOL” MIller