Walking Home A Woman's Pilgrimage on the Appalachian Trail |
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| Author:
| Winters, Kelly |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55583-658-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Alyson Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Part outdoor adventure, part memoir, this is an,emotional and spiritual account of six months,spent by the author on the Appalachian Trail which,stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some,2,000 miles of excptionally wild country.,Overcoming exhaustion, hunger, injuries and,loneliness, Winters captures the sense of majestic,isolation, moments of staggering beauty and,startling terror, and the conflicting senses of,exhilaration and futility that exist in outdoor,adventure. Truthful,...
More DescriptionPart outdoor adventure, part memoir, this is an,emotional and spiritual account of six months,spent by the author on the Appalachian Trail which,stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some,2,000 miles of excptionally wild country.,Overcoming exhaustion, hunger, injuries and,loneliness, Winters captures the sense of majestic,isolation, moments of staggering beauty and,startling terror, and the conflicting senses of,exhilaration and futility that exist in outdoor,adventure. Truthful, often funny, this is an,exciting account of an exceptional journey.