[pct-l] Literary journals
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Sat Jan 20 22:45:47 CST 2007
On Jan 20, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Jeffrey Olson wrote:
> 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.
Jan LiteShoe's 2003 AT hike
Rolling Thunder's 2006 PCT hike
Jan and Rolling Thunder both are journalists and it shows.
Any of Buddha's journals. She has a very offbeat and fun style.
I really got a laugh out of her 'spanish lesson of the day' on many
of her Camino de Santiago entries. Example:
Spanish lesson of the Day: Me gustaria un ascenso desafiante, pero no
quiero tener que llevar oxigeno. I'd like a challenging climb but I
don't want to take oxygen.
All these journals can be found at www.trailjournals.com
Gary Wright (Radar)
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