[pct-l] Pacific Crest Trailside Reader

[Tom Griffin]

Since I'm a minor contributor, I may be prejudiced, but this two-volume 
anthology exceeded my expectations. The editors got the rights to essays 
by some heavyweight authors, including Wallace Stegner, Jack Kerouac, 
Barry Lopez, and Ursula K. Le Guin. There's history, geology, and even 
poetry as well as plenty of trail stories. For those of us who have been 
on PCT-L for many years, there are legendary PCT-L posters/trail 
angels/personalities who have written essays, including Barney "Scout" 
Mann, "No Way" Ray Eccols, "Mad" Monte Dodge, Carolyn "Sweet Goat Mama" 
Eddy, Greg "Strider" Hummel, Georgi "FireFly" Heitman, and many, many 
more. It's a great read--and a great gift for the holidays, especially 
since the profits got to the PCTA.

Also, here's another reminder that there'll be a reading in Seattle on 
Thursday, Nov. 7th at 7 p.m. at Third Place Books - Ravenna Store, 6504 
20th Ave NE (Bob Birkby,  Linda Bakkar, and I will join Co-Editor Rees 
Hughes to read our stories with an accompanying slide show). Follow this 
link for more information and directions:
http://ravenna.thirdplacebooks.com

Tom "Bullfrog" Griffin
Seattle, WA

PS: I sent this once and never saw it posted. I apologize in advance if 
this message already made it to the list.

>Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:28:19 -0700
>From: David Money Harris <David_Harris at hmc.edu>
>Subject: [pct-l] Pacific Crest Trailside Reader
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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>I'd put in a strong recommendation for the Pacific Crest Trailside 
>Reader as well.  I got my copy last week and have been having trouble 
>putting it down.  This is one of the best pieces of outdoor literature 
>that I've read in a while. I am enjoying the diversity of perspectives 
>on the Trail, ranging from historical to contemporary, and it's getting 
>me psyched up to be out walking.  It's also something that I can share 
>with my family to eloquently convey my feelings for the Trail.
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>My only wish is that an electronic version would also be available so I 
>could enjoy it a second time on zero days...
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>DMoney
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>Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 07:27:39 -0700
>From: Rees Hughes<Rees.Hughes at humboldt.edu>
>Subject: [pct-l] Pacific Crest Trailside Reader
>To:Pct-L at backcountry.net
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>The Mountaineers Books has just released the two-volume *Pacific Crest
>Trailside Reader*, an anthology of nearly 100 stories that follow the PCT
>from Campo to Manning Park.  About half of the stories have been written by
>hiker/writers about their experiences on the trail (from Ray Echols to
>Duffy and Angela Ballard to Barbara Egbert), a quarter of the stories have
>more of a historical flavor (Norman Clyde, Orland 'Bart' Bartholomew,
>William O. Douglas) and a quarter are classic environmental literature
>(Wallace Stegner, John Muir, Barry Lopez).  Jeff Schaffer, William
>Sullivan, Walkin' Jim Stoltz, and many others have stories in the
>collection.
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