[pct-l] Books for tent reading

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi Terriann,

Cindy Ross' "Journey on the Crest" is what inspired me to hike, I can
heartily recommend it. I also liked Angela and Duffy Ballards' "A Blistered
Kind of Love". Both are about the PCT and also about hiking as a couple.
Karen Berger's "Where the Waters Divide" is a beatiful account of the CDT.

Other than that, I liked reading "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer, "Zen and
the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsig and of course the
"Lord of the Rings" books by Tolkien.

In the end I have almost never any time to read, but I feel 'naked' without
a book. I did not have one on my JMT hike last summer and I missed it only
once. Next summer, I will bring something, anything. Possibly in French, so
that I don't finish it too fast.

Saskia

> From: light_of_aton@mindspring.com
> Reply-To: light_of_aton@mindspring.com
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:34:27 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Books for tent reading
> 
> I'm looking for names of books that would be good reading while backpacking.
> I would prefer a paperback for obvious reasons, something not too scary or too
> sappy would be good.  Something funny, or romantic would be acceptable as
> well.  Of course, subjects of hiking and wilderness travel are always top of
> the list.
> 
> My husband and I will be reading this book to each other over a 1 week trip.
> Planning a trip along the North Coast Wilderness trail, Olympic National Park,
> end of March.  With long nights still in effect (7p-6a) of darkness, we will
> be spending more time in the tent than sleeping procludes.
> 
> Have read "Ecotopia" by Ernest Callenbach with good results, and am listening
> to "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson which is going well.  This general
> genre or similar would work well for me.
> 
> Any and all tips/suggestions are welcomed.
> 
> Terriann (Drag-n-fly)
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