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• Grandma Gatewood's Walk

  The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

  Montgomery, Ben,

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  Drawing from Gatewood's diaries, journals, and correspondence, this book documents the life of the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail alone in 1955 as well as her efforts to bring public attention to the once little-known footpath.

• The Old Ways

  Macfarlane, Robert

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  From the acclaimed author of The Wild Places comes an engrossing exploration of walking and thinking. In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Push You

  Gray, Patrick,

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  Two best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime. Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives, they grew up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walking With Sam

  McCarthy, Andrew

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  When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he fled the nest, as well as recreate his own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Things Become Other Things

  Mod, Craig

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  Photographer and essayist Craig Mod is a veteran of long solo walks. But in 2021, during the pandemic shutdown of Japan's borders, one particular walk around the Kumano Kodō routes--the ancient pilgrimage paths of Japan's southern Kii…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Trails

  Moor, Robert

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  In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Walking With Abel

  Journeys With the Nomads of the African Savannah

  Badkhen, Anna, 1976-

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  The Fulani are the largest surviving group of nomads on the planet. In Walking with Abel, Anna Badkhen embeds herself with a family of Fulani cowboys nomadic herders in Mali's Sahel grasslands as they embark on their annual migration across the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• North

  Jurek, Scott

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  From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run , a thrilling new memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail. Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six Walks

  Shattuck, Ben

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  On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lost in My Own Backyard

  Cahill, Tim

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  Let’s get lost together . . . ” Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of his—and America’s—favorite destinations: Yellowstone, the world’s first national park. Cahill has been “puttering around in the park” for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Camino Way

  Prince, Victor

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  Stretching across 500 miles of northern Spain, the Camino de Santiago has been a pilgrimage route for centuries. Setting off as a competitive, shrewd negotiator with little patience for small talk, Victor Prince emerged as a very different…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mud, Rocks, Blazes

  Anderson, Heather

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  Following her bestselling memoir, Thirst, here is the next step in Heather "Anish" Anderson's adventurous life journey—one of deep emotion and self-discovery Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Landlines

  The Remarkable Story of a Thousand-Mile Journey Across Britain

  Winn, Raynor,

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  The powerful story of a 1,000-mile healing walk--from the lochs of Scotland to England's southwest coast--in a remarkable evocation of modern-day Britain. Raynor Winn knows that her husband Moth's health is declining, getting worse by the day. She…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American Ramble

  A Walk of Memory and Renewal

  King, Neil,

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  A stunning, revelatory memoir about a 330-mile walk from Washington, D.C., to New York City--an unforgettable pilgrimage to the heart of America across some of our oldest common ground. Neil King Jr's desire to walk from Washington, D.C., to New…Read moreRead more of this annotation