George G. Spearing
Autor(a) de Dances With Marmots - A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure
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Excellent narrative of a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest (National Scenic) Trail by a hiker from New Zealand.
A fairly entertaining tale of a Kiwi's hike up the Pacific Crest trail. To quote George: "Every day was a physical and mental challenge, but every day I had a goal and a sense of achievment." I also think he sums up why to explore nature in the last lines where he has a great John Muir quote:
"You may be a little cold some nights, on mountain tops above the timber-line, but you will see the stars, and by and by you can sleep enough in your town bed, or at least in your grave."
"You may be a little cold some nights, on mountain tops above the timber-line, but you will see the stars, and by and by you can sleep enough in your town bed, or at least in your grave."
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- 2
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- #363,652
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- 3.4
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- 3
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- 1
He has plotted well, arranged for food and other necessities sent on to small town post offices along his route to cut down on weight in his pack. Still it often gets up to 100 lb. at times. He does this trip as a solitary hiker, but often meets up with other hikers, some several times en route. A great demonstration of how small the world is, he also meets up with the very man he contacted through a friend for advice on the trip when still in New Zealand!
This book is slight reminiscent of Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" as he hiked the Appalachian trail through the eastern states. George will be doing the western states. I found the book very informative, humourous, and often giving historic trivia about various stops along the way. George has a tendency to talk to himself either out loud or in his head. On meeting his first group of marmots, he had quite a conversation with them, and enjoyed their company. He encountered marmots several times and found them to be very entertaining. Even his run-ins with bears are written with fear yet humour. Not being at all acquainted with bears, I can sympathize with him when crashing around the tent makes him wonder if he is going to become an appetizer. This is a very readable and entertaining book, includes photos.… (mais)