
Walking with Spring
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Narrated by:
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Danny Campbell
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By:
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Earl V. Shaffer
In 1948, the Appalachian Trail had been a continuous, 2,000-mile footpath for eleven years, but no one had walked its length alone in a continuous journey—until Earl Shaffer, a quiet Pennsylvanian, became a hiking legend and the first of what is now more than 5,500 A.T. "thru-hikers," walking from Georgia to Maine as spring arrived to each area. In 1998, he hiked again as a 50th-anniversary celebration, to far greater publicity. This is the lyrical account of his fabled 1948 walk.
Written soon after the first of his three thru-hikes, Walking with Spring chronicles Shaffer's adventures along a path that at the time was showing neglect of the war years and has since been rerouted significantly to its permanent location. His simply stated story has served as an inspiration for more than 9,000 men and women who have since followed in his footsteps . . . and many more who have tried.
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Story is good just didn’t like the narration
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Just a great account of what it was like
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Shaffer's approach is to tell the story of his walk, the story of the trail, and frequently the history that interacted with various parts of the trail.
You won't find modern equipment suggestions and Shaffer points out many parts of the trail that have been re-routed around but you do get to see the mindset of the original thru-hiker and receive his inspiration.
AT thru hike origin story
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simple, moving, inspiring
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a good read
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