Searching for an antidote to the disillusionment of his late teens, Andy Walsh walked north from Springer Mountain in Georgia, destined for Maine. The story of his Appalachain Trail thru-hike nearly fifty years ago contrasts sharply with today’s ultralight, tech savvy thru-hiker. Walsh’s book is a personal recounting of his journey generously interspersed with the trail’s natural and cultural history.
Searching for an antidote to the disillusionment of his late teens, Andy Walsh walked north from Springer Mountain in Georgia, destined for Maine. The story of his Appalachain Trail thru-hike nearly fifty years ago contrasts sharply with today’s ultralight, tech savvy thru-hiker. Walsh’s book is a personal recounting of his journey generously interspersed with the trail’s natural and cultural history.
