Foot, Bill, and Laurie Foot. ADT Data Book.
‘The most detailed and up-to-date route directions available. They were originally compiled by Bill and Laurie Foot, and were recently updated. Available as a hard copy booklet, covering the country in four segments: Delaware to Cincinnati; Cincinnati to Denver (Southern Branch); Cincinnati to Denver (Northern Branch) and Denver to California.’
Map Kits.
‘These kits contain a mix of state, county, topographic and trail maps with the ADT route highlighted. They include the ADT Data Books and Trails Illustrated maps (California and Ohio/Western West Virginia only) and are currently available for these states: Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio/Kentucky, Indiana (south), Illinois (south), Illinois (north), Iowa, and California. The Ohio maps are primarily the very detailed ones published by the Buckeye Trail Association. The heart of the southern Illinois set is the colorful River to River Trail Guide published by the River to River Association. The ADT Society is working on a digital mapping project and hopes to have maps of the entire trail available soon.
American Discovery Trail. Memoirs.
Cottrell, Joyce, and Peter Cottrell. Two Hikers–Both 50-Years Plus–Complete Historic First Coast-to-Coast Trek on ADT.
‘Joyce and Peter Cottrell departed from the Atlantic coast at Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park on March 5, 2002 and reached the Pacific on August 18, 2003 — the first h ikers to backpack the entire official route of the…ADT.
Powers, Ken, and Marcia Powers. Ken & Marcia’s 2005 American Discovery Trail Journal.
‘On October 15, 2005, Ken and Marcia Powers became the first hikers to complete a continuous backpack of the country’s first Atlantic-to-Pacific trail…[They] started their journey from the Atlantic coast in Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park on February 27… .Others have made this 4,900-mile trek, but [they] are the first to follow the actual American Discovery Trail route continuously and finish in the same year.
U.S. National Park Service. Ice Age National Scenic Trail - Maps. Updated August 2007. [PDF maps of the trail in each county. Large scale--not hiking maps.]
Ice Age Trail. Memoirs.
No published books found. The following websites and articles have accounts of through-hikes:
Hessin, Bill. The Ice Age Trail: Pathway to our Glacial Legacy. 199?. (VHS, 18 min.) Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation, 306 E. Wilson St., Lower Level, Madison, WI 53703.
It’s time for a book on the CDT — the Continental Divide Trail. There aren’t too many CDT memoirs to choose from anyway, but choosing this one was easy. It has a whole lot going for it: an author who’s an extremely good writer, and an intriguing premise: can a family with a one-year-old and a three-year-old continue doing the long-distance hikes the parents thrived on before the children were born?
Llamas were the answer to that question. They made the hikes — five years of two-month trips to complete the Trail — possible. Possible yes, but not easy by any stretch of the imagination.
This book is a very honest and revealing account of the family dynamics in this difficult, but rewarding trek. And it excels in describing the astounding beauty of this 3,100 trail along the crest of the Rocky Mountains between Canada and Mexico.
It’s well-written, captivating, witty, entertaining and inspiring. This extraordinary adventure “taught their children more about self-reliance, trust, interdependence, and self-determination than anything else could have done.” Lucky kids.
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May 1, 2008
At last, a book-length memoir of a Florida Trail thruhike :
”JohnnyMolloy’s new book, ‘Hiking the Florida Trail,’ takes readers on a 78-day, 1,100-mile exploration of a raw and beautiful landscape. Molloy’s sense of wonder and marvel at Florida’s natural treasures reverberates through the pages of his new book, Hiking the Florida Trail (University Press of Florida, $19.95).“So much natural beauty, it’s unbelievable,” Molloy said. “The Florida Trail has vast stretches where you can experience unmatched solitude. It offers a different experience than life in Florida, which is fast-paced. On the Florida Trail, you walk at nature’s pace.”
From the first chapter, titled “Let It Rip!”, the author easily draws readers into his 78-day, 1,100-mile exploration of a … landscape unseen by many living nearby in packed urban centers.Carrying his food and supplies on his back, Molloy, 46, explored the state’s longest continuous hiking path much in the way of early native Americans — cooking over a fire, drinking unfiltered water out of lakes and swamps, and enduring rain, bugs and obstructions wrought by the numerous hurricanes of 2005. His nod to the modern world was to carry a digital recorder and solar-powered mini-computer that enabled him to write the book as he walked.”
Tom Palmer in The Ledger (Lakeland, FL) on 2/12/08:
“Most people view the Florida landscape at high speed through a car windshield or from an airplane window seat. The way to really see Florida or any other part of the planet’s landscape is on foot.I certainly didn’t invent this concept.The late nature writer Edwin Way Teale observed, “For a naturalist, the most productive pace is a snail’s pace.”
Johnny Molloy traveled through Florida at something slightly faster than a snail’s pace, but he didn’t seem to miss too much on a trek through the state that he recounts in a recently published book.In “Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two Pairs of Boots and One Heck of an Adventure” (University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 224 pages, $19.95) Molloy takes us along as he slogs through swamps, camps along scenic rivers and gets to see little known natural gems on his way from Big Cypress Swamp to the outskirts of Pensacola.
Molloy, the author of a number of outdoor adventure guides, followed the Florida Trail, a statewide trail system that is still a work in progress - some segments still run along highways - that meanders through a mosaic of public and private lands (the private lands are open only to Florida Trail Association members).This is what is known in hiking parlance as a “through hike,” which means doing the entire route rather than segments that can be handled in a day or two.Molloy makes it clear this is not a hike for the inexperienced or the soft.“When you are going on a long-distance hike, you must extend your discomfort tolerance range,” he wrote.It is a matter of enduring cold and wet weather, uncomfortable sleeping conditions and unexciting food choices. …
But it’s not all hardship.He meets friendly and helpful people.He learns something about Florida’s history and culture.He sees neat stuff.He recounted a stop at a place called Shepherd Spring in the Panhandle, a beautiful blue spring boil that’s only accessible by hiking miles through the wilderness. It was worth the price of admission.
Molloy’s work, which is illustrated with a few black-and-white photos, is a well-written account of a great modern Florida adventure that some us might want to emulate in part if not in whole.He provides enough details to give us a sense of place without getting bogged down in the details of every footstep, side trail or campsite.The book will certainly be a hit within the hiking community, but anyone interested in Florida’s natural history may come away with a tidbit here and there that will be new and probably a lot more satisfying than gagmeal (Molloy’s term for instant oatmeal).”
Mark Davis in the Daytona Beach NewsJournal on 4/13/08:
“Johnny Molloy loves adventure.An avid outdoorsman who loves to hike and canoe, he has written more than 30 guidebooks and narratives about his adventures.His latest involved a Herculean task in 2006 — hiking all 1,100 miles of the Florida Trail consecutively. That’s no misprint; he hiked 78 days from South Florida to the edge of the Panhandle in one fell swoop, camping most of the way.
In “Hiking the Florida Trail: 1,100 Miles, 78 Days, Two Pairs of Boots, and One Heck of an Adventure,” Molloy recounts how he survived the trek that lasted from mid-January to early April two years ago. He battled wildlife (mainly insects), swampy land, storms, hunger, quirky humans and poor directions. Despite up-to-date maps, he got lost numerous times but always found his way back. Why did he choose such an unorthodox excursion?“Because of the freedom and quiet beauty; the rich mix of natural landscapes; the close portrait of hurricane sculpting; the bursting exuberance of spring; and the pleasure of having all you can see entirely to yourself,” he concludes….
“Hiking the Florida Trail” is a must-read for Florida hikers. It’s informative and mildly entertaining for those interested in the outdoors. Because he spends so much time alone, Molloy doesn’t run into very many interesting characters, an element that could’ve enlivened his book. The narrative often becomes a routine exercise of “I got up early, heard the birds sing, made coffee and started hiking through pine scrub forests.” In addition, there were no major disasters along the way — i.e., Chris McCandless in “Into the Wild” (slow death) or Aaron Ralston in “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” (severed arm and almost bleeding to death). Lacking such drama, Molloy’s book won’t pitch a tent on the best-seller charts. But he makes a unique and meaningful contribution to Florida outdoor adventure stories.”
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March 1, 2008
This book is definitely a winner:
It’s an entertaining, informative, and expertly-written account of a family who thruhiked the PCT.Not only is the story of their hike well told, but all aspects of PCT hiking are skillfully interwoven into the tale.
“In April 2004, Barbara Egbert and Gary Chambers began a six-month journey to hike the length of the Pacific Crest Trail with their precocious 10-year-old daughter, Mary. That October, Mary became the youngest person ever to successfully walk the 2,650-mile route from Mexico to Canada.
Zero Days is the tale of a family adventure that required love, perseverance, and the careful rationing of toilet paper. The trio, who adopted the trail names Captain Bligh (Gary), Nellie Bly (Barbara), and Scrambler (Mary), hiked for 168 days and took a total of nine “zero days”—days off from hiking, so-called because the backpacker travels zero mileage on the trail itself that day. In addition to weaving an engaging narrative, Barbara incorporates actual pages and drawing from 10-year-old Mary’s journal.
Along the way, they weathered the heat of the Mojave, the jagged peaks of the Sierra, the rain of Oregon (and paradoxically the lack of water sources there), and the final long, cold stretch of the Northern Cascades to Canada. They met trail angels like the Dinsmores and their salty-mouthed parrot, Topper. And they discovered which family values, from love and equality to thrift and cleanliness, could withstand shin splints, an abscessed tooth, aching legs, failing knees, bad water—and a long, narrow trail and 137 nights together in a 6-by-8-foot tent.
If you have ever endeavored to go the distance on a big thru-hike, you will pick up tidbits of wisdom, practical advice, and humor from this well-told story of one family’s epic journey. Or, if you simply like to read about the adventures of others who walk in the woods, you’ll enjoy the saga of Mary’s—and her parent’s—remarkable journey.
In a genre mostly full of adventure narratives about the hardiest of mountain men, this story of 10-year-old Scrambler and her 50-something parents hiking 2650 miles together inspire readers to dream about and plan their own epic journey.”[Wilderness Press]
About the Author“Barbara Egbert, a.k.a. Nellie Bly, is an experienced hiker, backpacker, and travel writer. An English major (and proud of it!), she has worked in print journalism for more than 30 years. She lives with her husband, Gary Chambers (Captain Bligh), and daughter, Mary (the famous Scrambler), in the San Francisco Bay Area.”[amazon.com]
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February 1, 2008
The second book to be featured is another personal favorite, written by an excellent author, Jan “Liteshoe” Leitschuch. This one is about a thruhike of Vermont’s Long Trail.
Jeffrey Hunter, American Hiking Society’s Southeast Trail Programs Director, has written the best review of Jan’s book that I’ve seen so far:
“Truth be told I’m not particularly fond of reading most hiker journals. You know the type I’m referring to. “I woke up, cooked breakfast, started hiking at 8 AM, saw a bear at 11 AM, my feet hurt, it’s cold and raining, I have a blister, I’m running low on Snicker bars, I reached camp at 7 PM, I cooked dinner and fell asleep.” That gets old pretty fast.
Then there is the rare hiker who has the skill and insight to capture the essence of the hiking experience, and distill that experience into words that makes the reader crave for more. Such is the case with Jan “Liteshoe” Leitschuh.
an is well known in long distance hiking circles for her excellent journal from her 2003 Appalachian Trail thru-hike. Her journal remains one of the most popular on Trailjournals.com, and for good reason. She is a gifted and talented writer…”
The first book I’ve selected for this new feature is one of the few A. T. memoirs written by a real author, and it’s a gem. McKinney, Rick. Dead Men Hike No Trails. Bangor, Maine: Booklocker.com, 2005.
What readers have said:
“This is probably the most painfully honest writing you’ll ever read. McKinney isn’t a writer that crafts phrases intentionally designed to make you feel or think one way or another. He simply creates a virtual verbal connection between his seriously warped mind (and I mean that in a good way) and his keyboard. You don’t just take a trip with him along the Appalachian Trail, you take a trip through the heights and depths of his soul. It’s as hard to describe the content of the book as it is to categorize it. Equal parts travel journal, private diary and whimsical commentary, this book will thrill you on one page, annoy you on another, amuse you and anger you on still others. Put simply, reading this book is like traveling with McKinney on his 2,000-mile hike: he’ll get on your nerves from time to time, but you’ll have an unforgettable experience.”
“It is a sweet, melodious, painfully naked autobiography of a man haunted by demons; demons which may, or may not, be products of his own decisions in life. In this too fast, skillfully written, nonlinear narrative, the reader is taken on a ride in which we occasionally glimpse into the true complexities, joys, and doubts of the author’s own chaotic perception of himself.”
“Dead Men may be a hard book to categorize but its not hard to like. In fact Mckinney’s honest prose will involve you right from the start, almost as if you are sitting next to him in an AT Shelter, tying up your boot laces with him. This isnt a hiker manual or a self help book. Its more of a theraputic offering from Mckinney, one in which he struggles to find himself among nature and through the wilderness of America. Written with the same honest and open style as his weblog on Jigglebox.com he tells you like it is, from his point of view and from his take on life. Fighting off Depression and the sorrow of a lost friend he pushes no agenda and leaves it up to us the readers to decide how we cope with loss. This is Rick’s way, and it worked wonders for him. If you dont have the instant urge to Hike the AT after reading this work I applaud you for being so secure and content but some of us just have to fly. And fly he does. The friends, lovers and characters he meets along the way are so colorfull one wonders what classic Twain or Dickens book they escaped from. Yet here they are, full of life and most of all real. Dead Men wasnt a perfect journey, and Mckinney doesnt try to be a role model for those battling with their own inner demons. Yet he does what so few writers do. He serves up everything, the good the bad and the ugly and doesnt cheat the reader or preach to them.”
Here’s what the author had to say in his blog, earlier this month:
“I gotta tell you, there’s nothing worse than tooting your own horn. I HATE it when people do it to me, and I have never expected any agent or publisher or ANYONE to listen to my own promotion of my work. To my mind, the best recommendations are those that come from other people, two or three steps removed from the source. Having said that, can I throw a little Christmas request out there into the Universe? I don’t want presents. I don’t need anything tangible. But for all of you who read Dead Men but never went online to review it on Amazon, how about it, eh? Even if you hated the dang book, write that! Write anything. Just review it. And don’t read the other reviews first. You’ll taint your own view. Write how it made you feel, what it did for you, where it took you, etc. I know it’s sold some 2000 copies, so it totally mystifies me as to why there are only 17 reviews on Amazon. Hell, as you’ll see below, I just wrote four “reviews” myself.
Appalachian Trail Thruhike: Several readers of this book have found it inspiring enough to launch thruhikes of their own. I speak based on fact, not ego, when I say EVERY reader of this book has expressed only praise. If the author didn’t continue to battle chemical depression, he’d have an agent, a publicist and a bestseller.
Bill Bryson: When told I thruhiked the AT, people say: Bill Bryson. If you loved A Walk In The Woods for its humor, as I did, but are one who desires a more intimate relationship with your author, read my reviews. They say it all. I take you on an unforgettable journey in a book you’ll never want to part with.
Into the Wild: This is required reading for anyone who felt a personal connection to the whole McCandless epic freedom journey. Why? Because it ends not in death but in LIFE! Thousands head into the forests of the U.S. every year for the same reasons as Chris, and months later they come home alive. Buy this book.”
So I thought I’d give his terrific book a little publicity. It deserves it. Go read the darn thing!
Boga, Steve. Camping and Backpacking with Children. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 1995.
Cary, Alice. Parents’ Guide to Hiking & Camping: A Trailside Guide. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997.
Doan, Marlyn. The Sierra Club Family Outdoors Guide: Hiking, Backpacking, Camping, Bicycling, Water Sports, and Winter Activities with Children. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1994.
Foster, Lynne, and Martha Weston. Take a Hike!: The Sierra Club Kid’s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books and Boston: Little, Brown, 1991.
Griffin, Steven A., and Elizabeth May Griffin. Hiking for Kids: A Family Hiking Guide. Minocqua, Wisc.: NorthWord Press, 1996.
Hauserman, Tim. Monsters in the Woods: Backpacking with Children. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2007.
Hodgson, Michael, and Nicole Hodgson. The Outdoor Family Fun Guide: A Complete Camping, Hiking, Canoeing, Nature Watching, Mountain Biking, Skiing, and General Fun Book for Parents and Kids. Camden, Maine: Ragged Mountain Press, 1998.
Hooks, Kristine. Essential Hiking for Teens. New York: Children’s Press, 2000.
Logue, Victoria, Frank Logue, and Mark Carroll. Kids Outdoors: Skills and Knowledge for Outdoor Adventures. Camden, Maine: Ragged Mountain Press, 1996.
Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2006.
Nichols, Robin Tawney. Hiking with Kids: Taking Those First Steps with Young Hikers. Guildford, Conn.: Glove Pequot Press, 2006.
Ross, Cindy, and Todd Gladfelter. Kids in the Wild. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1995.
Silverman, Goldie. Backpacking with Babies and Small Children: A Guide to Taking the Kids Along on Day Hikes, Overnighters, and Long Trail Trips. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 1998.
Van Tilburg, Christopher. Introducing Your Kids to the Outdoors. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2005.
White, Linda, and Fran Lee. Trekking on a Trail: Hiking Adventures for Kids. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2000.
Hiking with Children. Videos.
Stoltz, Walkin’ Jim. Come Walk With Me. 1995. (VHS, 32 min.) Wild Wind Records, P.O. Box 6771, Bozeman, Montana 59771.
The American Discovery Trail. In 1989, the American Hiking Society and Backpacker magazine created the idea of a coast-to-coast trail and in 1990-91 sent a scouting team consisting of Ellen Dudley, Eric Seaborg and others to map the route, as determined by citizens working with local, state and federal land managers across the country. The ADT society administers the affairs of the ADT and coordinates the efforts of the many local trail organizations that maintain it. The 6800-mile ADT’s western terminus is at the Pacific Ocean on Limantour Beach in California’s Point Reyes National Seashore. The eastern terminus is at the Atlantic Ocean in Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park. Heading east through California, it traverses Nevada, Utah and Colorado where, in Denver, it splits into two routes. The Northern Midwest route travels through Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. The Southern Midwest reoute explores Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. After the two routes rejoin just west of Cincinnati, the route continues east through Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC and Delaware. The ADT connects 5 national scenic, 10 national historic, and 29 national recreational trails; leads to 14 national parks and 16 national forests; passes through urban centers; and visits 10,000 sites of historic, cultural, and natural significance. Every attempt has been made to include multi-use trails in the route. The entire trail is hikable and the vast majority is bikable or has alternatives available. Many of the trails are open to horseback riding, although to a lesser extent. A bill has been introduced in Congress to create a new category in the National Trails System — “Discovery Trails” — with the American Discovery Trail to be the first so designated.
The Appalachian Trail. In 1921 Benton MacKaye proposed the trail in his article, “An Appalachian Trail: A Project in Regional Planning.” Designated as the first National Scenic Trail in 1968, and thus the Granddaddy of the National Trails System, this famed footpath stretches approximately 2,175 miles from Georgia to Maine. It touches 14 states, traverses 8 national forests and crosses 6 national parks. The A. T. has more verbiage published about it than any other trail in the United States. Thirty trail-maintaining clubs do the real day-to-day work of the Trail. Journals about Appalachian Trail thru-hikes are a virtual cottage industry, especially since the advent of print-on-demand publishing. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy sells these memoirs as well as guidebooks and maps. The Trail was first thru-hiked in 1948 by Earl V. Shaffer of Pennsylvania.
The Arizona Trail is a nearly 800 mile non-motorized primitive long distance trail that traverses the State from Mexico to Utah. Unlike many other long distance trails, such as the Pacific Crest Trail or Appalachian National Scenic Trail, that follow one mountain range, the trail corridor for the Arizona Trail was developed to highlight the state’s topographic, biologic, historic and cultural diversity and to link public lands, mountain ranges, and other special places. In addition, the corridor was selected to maximize the incorporation of already existing trails into one continuous trail. The Arizona Trail begins at the Coronado National Memorial on the U.S.-Mexico border and ends within the Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona Strip District on the Utah border. In between, the Trail winds through some of the most rugged spectacular scenery in Western America. There are not a lot of books about the Arizona Trail, but what’s there is good and can be purchased from the Arizona Trail Association.
The Continental Divide Trail follows the course of the Continental Divide, but deviates as much as 50 miles east or west in order to take in scenic or historic points of special interest, to avoid private land, or otherwise to offer a more enjoyable hiking experience. The total length when completed is expected to be about 3100 miles. The CDT has two associations: The Continental Divide Trail Alliance–a non-profit organization devoted to the completion, maintenance and protection of the CDT, and The Continental Divide Trail Society–whose mission is to help in the planning, development, and maintenance of the CDT as a silent trail [no mechanized or motorized vehicles] and to assist users in planning and enjoying their experiences along the route. The CDTS is funded entirely by membership support and sales of books and maps.
The Florida Trail. Founded in the 1960’s, the Florida Trail Association has over five thousand members, in 18 local chapters, who build and maintain the Florida Trail–“Florida’s Footpath Forever.” Designated a National Scenic Trail by Congress in 1983, this footpath gives hikers a chance to discover the natural beauty linking Florida’s wild and rural areas. Hiking in Florida is a little known and underrated outdoor recreation opportunity. The FNST is the only National Scenic Trail where hikers can enjoy both subtropical and temperate ecosystems year round, and its long hiking season is ideal for walking during times when weather can be unpleasant in other parts of the country. The trail extends over 1,400 miles from Big Cypress National Preserve in South Florida to Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida’s western panhandle.
The International Appalachian Trail. The IAT is the idea of Dick Anderson, a fisheries biologist and former commissioner of Maine’s Department of Conservation. He had a dream of connecting the bioregion of the Northern Forest, on both sides of the US-Canada border. In 1994 this dream became reality and was named “The International Appalachian Trail/Sentier International des Appalaches.” The IAT runs northeast from the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Katahdin, Maine to Mars Hill before following the US-Canada border north to Fort Fairfield, Maine, where it crosses the International Boundary into Perth Andover, New Brunswick. Upon crossing the border into Canada, the IAT continues up the Tobique River valley before crossing the Miramichi Highlands to the Restigouche River valley and along the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula, ending at the easternmost point in the peninsula—Cap Gaspé in Forillon National Park. From Cap Gaspé, the IAT skips over the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the island of Newfoundland where the trail picks up again at Channel-Port aux Basques and follows the west coast of the island up the Great Northern Peninsula before terminating at the island’s northernmost tip—Cape Bauld. From there the IAT skips over the Strait of Belle Isle to the actual northern terminus of the Appalachian chain at Belle Isle. More than 40 official campsites, consisting of tent platforms, lean-tos or cabins, are now in place along the trail. In October of 1997, John Brinda became the first person the hike the whole of the IAT, and the first known person to hike the entire East Coast of the North American continent in his trek from the Florida Keys to Cap Gaspé. Since 1998, a known total of 86 people have thru-hiked the trail from Katahdin to Cap Gaspé and 11 of those hikers, including “Nimblewill Nomad” have finished the hike at Belle Isle, Newfoundland. The IAT is now approximately 1400 miles long. Maps, trail guides, and a companion guide are available for purchase through the SIA/IAT store.
The Long Trail. Conceived by James. P. Taylor, Vermont’s “footpath in the wilderness” is the oldest long distance hiking trail in the United States. It was envisioned in 1910 at the founding meeting of the Green Mountain Club, the organization that now has 14 local chapters and still stewards the trail. In 1930, a short 20 years later, the club oversaw the completion of the trail. The Long Trail extends 270 miles up the spine of Vermont, following the main ridge of the Green Mountains, from the Massachusetts border (near Williamstown) to the Canadian border (near North Troy) as it steeply climbs and descends Vermont’s highest peaks. The trail system has over 70 primitive shelters.
The Ice Age Trail The Ice Age National Scenic Trail had it origins in the 1950’s dream of Milwaukee attorney and avid walker Raymond Zillmer, who in 1958 founded the Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation. The IAPTF has 23 local chapters whose members protect, promote, build and maintain the IAT. Due in large part to the efforts of Wisconsin Congressman Henry S. Reuss- -who in 1976 authored the book “On the Trail of the Ice Age”- -the IAT became a National Scenic Trail in 1980. The IANST is located entirely within Wisconsin, wandering through 30 of its 72 counties and following the southernmost edge of the last continental glaciation which occurred more than 10,000 years ago. Diverse geological features along the Trail rank among the finest examples of continental glaciation in the world. The trail was designed specifically to preserve and protect the state’s glacial and cultural heritage. Starting at the eastern terminus in Potawatomi State Park on Sturgeon Bay, the IANST travels southwest, then north, then west, and ends at the western terminus in the Interstate State Park Ice Age Reserve Unit on the St. Croix River. When completed, the trail will run some 1,000 to 1,200 miles. As of 2007 more than 600 miles of trail have been finished. The trail is thru-hikeable, with at least 25 percent (275 miles) currently on roads. The Trail was first thru-hiked in 81 days in 1979 by Jim Staudacher, a 20-yr.-old Marquette University student.
If you would like to borrow a book or video from your library instead of buying it, and your library does not have the book/video that you need, it may be possible for them to locate and obtain it from another library system using Interlibrary Loan (ILL). You can fill out a request form– either on paper or on a computer–at your library’s Reference Department or perhaps at a separate Interlibrary Loan Department. Some libraries have websites that make it possible for you to make interlibrary loan requests online from any computer. Receiving books usually takes a few weeks or less.
Wow! eArThworm, this is fantastic. Kudos to you and Navigator for providing such a great site.
Comment by Sally Wilson (Vcat) — June 21, 2007 @ 8:21 am
Only Professionals like Earthworm and Navigator do this quality of work. Thanks so much for all your efforts in this and multiple other hiking areas throughout the years.
Hey, Linda, this is very impressive. Your list is an enormous resource, and thanks to Sandy, it’s found a snazzy home where you can keep it updated. I know of nothing else like it. I’ve already found a few books I want to read. Thank you for applying your unique energy to this project, a terrific expression of your skills and interests. The website has a great look and is really easy to use. Kudos to both.
Wow, eArThworm! I bow to the greatness that is the ever book-industrious eArThworm & Navigator for all of their hard work. What a vision realized! This is an invaluable resource for hikers of all kinds. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!
Comment by Tenacious Tanasi — June 24, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Adsmond, Lou. The Appalachian Trail Food Planner: Recipes and Menus for a 2,000 Mile Hike. Harpers Ferry, W. Va.: Appalachian Trail Conference, 2001.
Axcell, Claudia, Vikki Kinmont Kath, and Diana Cooke.. Simple Foods for the Pack. 3rd. ed. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2004.
Barker, Harriett. The One-Burner Gourmet. Rev. and updated. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1981.
Conners, Christine, and Tim Conners. Lipsmackin’ Vegetarian Backpackin’. Guilford, Conn.: Three Forks, 2004.
Conners, Tim, and Christine Connors. Lipsmackin’ Backpackin’: Lightweight, Trail-Tested Recipes for Backcountry Trips. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 2000. [review}
DeLong, Deanna. How to Dry Foods. Rev. ed. Los Angeles: HPBooks, 1992.
Fleming, June. The Well-Fed Backpacker. 3rd ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1986.
Gray, Melissa, and Buck Tilton. Cooking the One Burner Way: Gourmet Cuisine for the Backcountry Chef. 2nd ed. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 2000.
Jacobson, Cliff. Basic Illustrated Cooking in the Outdoors. Guilford, Conn.: Falcon, 2008.
Jacobson, Cliff. Cooking in the Outdoors. 2nd ed. Old Saybrook, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 2000.
Jacobson, Donald. The One Pan Gourmet: Fresh Food on the Trail. 2nd ed. Camden, Maine: Ragged Mountain Press/McGraw-Hill, 2005.
Kesselheim, Alan S. Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpackers and Paddlers. Rev. ed. Camden, Maine: Ragged Mountain Press, 1998.
Kreissman, Bern. Eating Hearty in the Wilderness With Absolutely No Clean Up: A Backpacker's Guide to Good Food and "Leave No Trace Camping!" Davis, Calif.: Bear Klaw Press, 1994.
Latimer, Carole. Wilderness Cuisine: How to Prepare and Enjoy Fine Food on the Trail and in Camp. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 1991.
Logue, Victoria, and Frank Logue. Cooking for Campers & Backpackers. Birmingham, Ala.: Menasha Ridge Press, 1995.
MacManiman, Gen. Dry It--You'll Like It!: A Book About Food Dehydration. Rev. ed. Fall City, Wash.: MacManiman, 1997.
Yaffe, Linda Frederick. Backpack Gourmet: Good Hot Grub You Can Make at Home, Dehydrate, and Pack for Quick, Easy, and Healthy Eating on the Trail. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, 2002.
Food & Cooking. Videos
Delong, Deanna. How to Dry Foods Easily. 1995. (VHS, 56 min.) Preservations Pantry Inc., 3450 Southwest 108th Ave., Beaverton, OR 97005.
Whelden, Roy. Free Food?!: A Guide to Edible Plants for Backpackers (And Other People on the Go). 1994. (VHS, 48 min.) Lynne Whelden, 1025 Shaw Place, Williamsport, PA 17701. [buy direct] or LWgear@juno.com
Auerbach, Paul S. Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Mosby/Elsevier, 2008.
Backer, Howard D., et al. Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations. 2nd ed. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett, 2005.
Benner, Gordon A., Richard E. Church, and Lance Feild. Emergency Medical Procedures for the Outdoors. 2nd ed., Rev. Birmingham, Ala.: Menasha Ridge Press, 1995.
Brighton, Patrick. Hikers’ and Backpackers’ Guide for Treating Medical Emergencies. Birmingham, Ala.: Menasha Ridge Press, 2006.
Cordes, Ron, and Betty Cordes. The Ron Cordes Pocket Guide to Emergency First Aid. [Santa Rosa, Calif.]: Pocket Guides Publishing, 2005. Dist. by Adventure Publications, Cambridge, Minn.
Darvill, Fred T. Mountaineering Medicine and Backcountry Medical Guide. 14th ed. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 1998.
Forgey, William W. Basic Essentials: Wilderness First Aid. Guilford, Conn.: Falcon Guide, 2007.
Forgey, William W. Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid. 5th ed. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 2000.
Frazine, Richard Keith. The Barefoot Hiker: A Book About Bare Feet. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, 1993.
Gill, Paul G., Jr. Wilderness First Aid: A Pocket Guide. Camden, Maine: Ragged Mountain Press, 2001.
Isaac, Jeff. The Outward Bound Wilderness First-Aid Handbook. Rev. and updated ed. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot, 2007.
Logue, Victoria, and Frank Logue. Stretching & Massage for Hikers & Backpackers. 2nd ed. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 2002.
Meyer, Kathleen. How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art. 2nd ed. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, 1994. [review]
Morrissey, Jim, and Dennis Kerrigan. Wilderness Medical Associates Field Guide: For Wilderness Travelers, Outdoor Professionals and Rescue Specialists. 3rd ed., rev. Bryant Pond, Maine: Wilderness Medical Associates, 2003.
National Safety Council. Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations. Revised. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2002.
Plotkin, Stuart. The Hiking Engine: A Hiker’s Guide to the Care and Maintenance of Feet and Legs. Birmingham, Ala.: Menasha Ridge Press, 2001.
Thygerson, Alton L., and Steven M. Thygerson. Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations. 3rd ed. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett, 2008.
Tilton, Buck. Backcountry First Aid and Extended Care. 5th ed. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 2007.
Tilton, Buck. Don’t Get Sick: The Hidden Dangers of Camping and Hiking. 2nd ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2002.
Tilton, Buck, and Frank Hubbell. Medicine for the Backcountry: A Practical Guide to Wilderness First Aid. 3rd ed. Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, 1999.
Tilton, Buck. Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Back Country. Helena, Mont.: Falcon, 2004.
Vonhof, John. Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes. 4th ed. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 2006.
Weiss, Eric A. A Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness and Travel Medicine. 2nd ed. Oakland, Calif.: Adventure Medical Kits, 1997.
Weiss, Eric A. Wilderness 911: A Step-by-Step Guide for Medical Emergencies and Improvised Care in the Back-country. Seattle: Mountaineers, 1998.
Wilkerson, James A., ed. Medicine for Mountaineering. 5th ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2002.
First Aid, Body Care, & Sanitation. Videos
Auerbach, Paul S. Medicine for the Outdoors: A Guide to Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid. 1990. (VHS, 48 min.) Centre Films, Inc., 1103 El Centro Ave., Hollywood, CA 90038.
Murphy-Foss, Tracy, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Wilderness Medical Society. Wilderness First Aid: Emergency Care for Remote Locations. 2nd ed. 2006. (DVD, 25 min.) Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776.
Seaberg Company, Inc. Sam Splint Training Video. 1997. (VHS, 30 min.) The Seaberg Company, Inc., 4909 S. Coast Highway, #245, Newport, OR 97365.
Viehman, John. More Wilderness 911. 1995. (VHS, 30 min.) Wellspring Media, 65 Bleeker St., New York, NY 10012.
Viehman, John. Wilderness 911. 1994. (VHS, 40 min.) Wellspring Media, 65 Bleeker St., New York, NY 10012.
Alcorn, Susan. We’re in the Mountains, Not Over the Hill: Tales and Tips from Seasoned Women Backpackers. Oakland, Calif.: Shepherd Canyon Books, 2003.
Allen, Dan H. Don’t Die on the Mountain. 2nd ed. New London, N.H.: Diapensia Press, 1998.
Angier, Bradford. How to Stay Alive in the Woods. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1956.
AvRutick, Sharon, and Joseph Wallace. The Backpacker’s Companion: An Insider’s Look at the Equipment, Techniques, Trails, and Vistas. New York: Smithmark Publishers, 1992.
Bane, Michael. Trail Safe: Averting Threatening Human Behavior in the Outdoors. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 2000.
Beffort, Brian. Joy of Backpacking: Your Complete Guide to Attaining Pure Happiness in the Outdoors. Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 2007.
Berger, Karen. Advanced Backpacking: A Trailside Guide. New York: W. W. Norton, 1998.
Berger, Karen. Hiking & Backpacking: A Complete Guide. Rev. ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2005.
Campbell, Charles. The Backpacker’s Photography Handbook. New York: Amphoto, 1994.
Carra, Andrew J., ed. The Complete Guide to Hiking and Backpacking. New York: Winchester Press, 1977.
Cole, George and Ryan Jordan. Lightweight Backpacking and Camping. Bozeman, Mont.: Beartooth Mountain Press, 2006.
Cox, Steven M. and Kris Fulsaas, eds. Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. 7th ed. Seattle: Mountaineers, 2003.
Curtis, Rick. The Backpacker’s Field Manual: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills. Rev. and updated. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2005.
Madison, Wisc.: University of Wisconsin Press, to be published May 2008.
Sheboygan, Wisc.: Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation, 1990.
Camden, Maine: Ragged Mountain Press, 2003.
Gainesville, Fla.: University Press of Florida, 2008.
Berkeley, Calif.: Wilderness Press, 2008.
Bangor, Maine: Booklocker.com, 2005.
Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Press, 2003.
Minneapolis, Minn.: Bergamot Books, 1988.
Birmingham, Ala.: Menasha Ridge Press, 1995.
3rd ed. San Francisco: Travelers’ Tales, 2007.
San Francisco: Travelers’ Tales, 1995.
Palo Alto, Calif.: Traveler’s Tales, 2007.
Philadelphia, Pa.: Xlibris, 2002.
2nd ed. Seattle: Seal Press, 1998.
2nd ed. Seattle: Adventura Books, 2001.
Boston: Little, Brown, 1968.
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1976.
New York: Norton, 1987.
Westport, N.Y.: West of the Wind Publications, 1997.
Westport, N.Y.: West of the Wind Publications, 2003.
Boston: Little, Brown 1995.
Seattle: Seal Press, 1997.
Seattle: Seal Press, 1998.
2nd ed. Seattle: Seal Press, 1997.
Emeryville, Calif.: Seal Press, 2004.
2nd ed. Emeryville, Calif.: Seal Press, 2005.
New York: Seal Press, 2003.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Fort Bragg, Calif.: Lost Coast Press, 2001.
Greenfield, Wisc: InsightOut Publishing, 2005.
2nd ed. Loveland, Colo.: Alpine Blue Ribbon Books, 2004.
Birmingham, Ala.: Menasha Ridge Press, 1994.
2nd ed. Guilford, Conn.: Falcon Guide, 2006.
Neptune, N.J.: T.F.H. Publications, 1979.
New York: Howell Book House, 1996.
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