Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk for pleasure along a trail in nature.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into the Wild
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
On Trails: An Exploration
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey
Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail
Heartwood
Jack Kerouac
Jumping from boulder to boulder and never falling, with a heavy pack, is easier than it sounds; you just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance. ...more
Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums

Rebecca Solnit
I love going out of my way, beyond what I know, and finding my way back a few extra miles, by another trail, with a compass that argues with the map…nights alone in motels in remote western towns where I know no one and no one I know knows where I am, nights with strange paintings and floral spreads and cable television that furnish a reprieve from my own biography, when in Benjamin’s terms, I have lost myself though I know where I am. Moments when I say to myself as feet or car clear a crest or ...more
Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost

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