A Woman's Journey on the Appalachian Trail

by Cindy Ross

Book Overview

This enthusiastic account of one woman's hike of more than 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine on the legendary Appalachian Trail established her as a new voice among A.T. authors soon after its initial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914788507
• ISBN13: 9780914788508
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: East Woods Pr
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Feel-Good Read

If you're looking for a book about what it's like to hike the AP - don't buy this book. If you want insight about why someone hikes the AP - pick it up. Ross is open and honest about her time on the trail and what an intensely personal experience it was. The charcoal drawings are amazing. A sweet, quick read.

This is a wonderfully simple story.....

When I was 15, my dream was to hike the Appalachain Trail. I grew up in Maine, about 4 hours south of Mt. Katahdin. For Christmas of that year, my mother gave me this book. Christmas afternoon I started reading it and couldn't put it down. Since then I have re-read it about 100 times. It is a book of reference for me; a book that helps me reconnect with my dreams. I wrote a letter to Cindy Ross that year to let her know how touching her book was for me. About a month after I sent the letter I got a card from her, handwritten with a sketch of Mt. Katahdin on the front, which she had drawn. She was so nice to me and even signed my books when I mailed them to her. This is a wonderfully simple story of friendship, nature, looking within yourself for strength, and following your dreams.