[pct-l] Literary journals
Slow Comfort
slow.comfort at gmail.com
Sat Jan 20 15:49:43 CST 2007
Johnathan Ley's PCT Hike - http://www.phlumf.com/pct/pct.htm
I read this journal word for word and exchanged emails with Mr Ley.
In my opinion, an excellent piece of work.
Slow
On 1/20/07, GARY MCVAY <gary_mcvay at msn.com> wrote:
> You might read Robert's (go-BIG) journal in the PCTA journals. I found it very interesting. Slo_Eight
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeffrey Olson<mailto:jolson at olc.edu>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net<mailto:pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 9:08 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Literary journals
>
>
> Part of what sustains me on some saturday or sunday mornings during the
> winter is reading hiker journals. However, I seem to be finding mostly
> travelogues, who was where when kinds of writing. I'm looking for
> literary gems that not only offer descriptions of the trail, but the
> internal workings of the thru-hiker. Chris Willett's journals are an
> example, and some of Mag's stuff. Cindy Ross' books are long journals.
> My major critique of Adam's movie about his trip on the CDT, a movie I
> really enjoyed, is that there was only one segment in which some drama
> came through. What I liked about "The Walk" was Yogi's minute at the
> end of the movie.
>
> I welcome suggestions of journals to read that explore the human
> condition as part of the thru-hiking experience.
>
> Jeff, just Jeff...
>
>
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