The Appalachian Trail: A Biography | 
so-soOkay. 💁🏼♂️ I'm honestly no longer sure what I wanted this book to be, so can't really assess whether it delivered. It's not that it tried to be too many things - it was concise in its treatment of various people involved in the development of the Appalachian Trail, you got a sense of who they were and how they contributed. Maybe I'm not cut out for straight history/short biographies when I'm unsure of my interest level in the subject matter? 1/
“urban sprawl“ really is a phrase that evokes the ick.
Alas, for the proposed alternative to sprawl and suburbs I would love to see more of present day.
pickHaving lived close to the AT in Tennessee, I knew many people who day hiked and a few who thru hiked the trail. That piqued my interest in accounts of hikers, and I‘ve read a few. (I‘ll tag my fav below.) This is the history of the trail told through the lives of 10 of its founders, advocates, and hikers. An interesting #audiobook!
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