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Appalachian Trials: A Psychological And Emotional Guide To Successfully Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail (2012)

by Zach Davis(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Good Badger Publishing

review 1: I am a 59-year-old overweight and under-exercised (read: computer-addicted) lady who is fascinated with mountains and hiking (although I have done every little myself). Since I read "Following Atticus" recently, and "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed, I was drawn to and added Zach Davis' amazing book Appalachian Trials to my Kindle....it was satisfying on so many levels! So many times I had to just sit back and savor what he said, because it was so what I needed to read, what I've actually been reading about in other sources for months, but he...illustrated it for me. And although the trail, as is a journey in general. a metaphor for life, I was also struck by it as metaphor for marriage. Retirement after a long marriage would be the "Whites" (I live in NH actually...about an hou... morer from Mt Washington). Just when you think things are going to get easier...they don't. But, he was right: knowing that makes it easier somehow.Thanks to Zach Davis, for a book that is one of the most important and enjoyable I have ever read.
review 2: I am preparing for a 2013 NOBO Thru-hike. I have been reading any book I can get my hands on to help prepare me for the adventure that lies ahead. I have yet to read a bad book however this is the first one that really speaks to the truth of the trail. Many people try to "sell the trail" and only provide the best parts of the trail and what worked best for them. Very few folks actually write about what they did that did not work. This book is 100% from the heart no BS straight up telling it how it really is. I had heard that the mental trail is harder to hike than the physical trial and after reading this book I feel absolutely no questions asked prepared to take on the trail both mentally and physically. Thanks Zach for writing this book. less

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