[lit-ideas] hiking author

[Eric Yost <NYCEric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of hiking and backpacking.  Who are some of your favorite 
authors and poets who speak of such things?
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My friend Cindy Ross wrote _A Woman's Journey_ which describes her solo 
hike on the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Her book _Journey 
on the Crest_ describes her Pacific Crest Trail hike. She has other 
books as well, one for kids and one that serves as a general guide to 
the AT.

She and her husband Todd live in a non-electrified cabin along the 
Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania.

Years ago, she gave a lecture at a local college and during the Q&A 
session a man stood and asked:

"Hiking the trail takes several months. What about your [emphasis] JOB?"
"You quit your job," she answered.
"But...but,"the man tried to recover his stability," what do you do when 
you come back?"
"You get another job," she answered calmly.
"Oh," he replied, and one could almost see the giant light bulb of 
things previously unconsidered glowing in the auditorium.



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