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The Things You Find On The Appalachian Trail: A Memoir Of Discovery, Endurance And A Lazy Dog (2010)

by Kevin Runolfson(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0786447672 (ISBN13: 9780786447671)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

McFarland

review 1: I enjoy reading adventure journals, because I can experience them vicariously if they are written well enough. I've read other AT journals, and this one is excellent. It's the first journal I'd read that included a dog as a companion, and you quickly realize that the AT experience for the author (Kevin) is different from what others record. He had a lot more patience with the dog than I would have! And then of course there are the colorful people he meets and the interesting plots that are intertwined during his journey north... including one of a potential love interest he meets on the trail. Overall, this is a well-written journal with some unique events that make it different from other AT journals. If you like reading about the AT, you should read this ... morebook.
review 2: This was a fantastic book. I'm a memoir junkie, and there is nothing I love better than some ordinary joe (or in this case, Kevin) tell me about one of the coolest things in his life. The story starts in Georgia at the base of the Appalachian trail, where Kevin will start the 2200 mile hike to Maine. He's an ex marine and a recently ex husband. In taking the time to figure out the next chapter of his life, his next chapter actually finds him."Fruit Pie" (his trail name) joins up with a whole host of real-life characters as he makes his trek with not-always-so-faithful canine companion, Rufus. It's comical at times, yet heart-warming, inspiring and eye-opening, as we the reader began to understand this enormous undertaking and all that it takes. Not everyone who joins in the trail is even aware of these things. All and all, it is an enjoyable tale.I am so thankful for a chance to read this wonderful book - something that most probably would not have happened had I not had a Kindle! less

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