You Can't Get There... By Sitting Here
by Chuck Sink
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Author: Chuck SinkContributor: Norma Sink
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-28
ISBN: 1434361225
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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Book Review: Terrific, Outstanding, Excellent Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a fantastic book. I felt that I was right alongside the authors as they walked down the trail or tripped over the rocks and roots that hikers encounter on the Appalachian Trail. I felt that I needed a raincoat or an umbrella as they described the many days of rain that they experienced. I feel sorry for Norma and all of the health problems that she went through, but it just goes to show what a determined person can do. Clearly the authors worked as a team and picked one another up when the other was down.
The book is a compilation of the authors' journal entries, checklists, hike planning, etc. and is helpful to prospective AT hikers or outdoor enthusiasts alike.
Great read not only about the Appalachian Trail, but about how a strong marriage can help anyone get through the problems that are encountered.
Summary of You Can't Get There... By Sitting Here
This is an entertaining story of a normal couple, almost normal couple, who fulfilled their lifetime dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail. We started March 1st at Springer Mountain near Dahlonega, Georgia hiking through fourteen states to finish the trail and attain the designation of "ThruHiker" atop Mt. Katahdin near Millinocket, Maine on October 12th. The story will describe the peaks and valleys of emotions we experienced as we hiked over 2,175 challenging miles. It will talk about our fear as we get caught above tree line on Mt. Lafayette in New Hampshire as life threatening winds of over 80 miles per hour from Hurricane Katrina pummel us into the rocks. You will feel the best and worst weather that Mother Nature hurled at us including 20 degrees below zero wind chills in Georgia and over 100 degree heat in New York. You will read about the different problems we solved relying on nothing but each other and what we carried on our backs. You can laugh with us as we describe our hitchhiking adventures with our good hiking buddy, Mayfly. We hitchhiked into and out of towns so we could pick up our mail drops, replenish supplies, shower and sometimes to find a buffet to satiate our enormous appetites. You can identify with us as we relate the many different relationships we had with the great people we met on the trail. There are wonderful anecdotes of "Trail Magic" that family, friends and total strangers created for us by giving unselfishly of themselves to help us along the trail. We hope the story will make you feel that "you" have hiked the Appalachian Trail with us. So, c'mon, lace up your boots, strap on your pack, grab your hiking sticks and let's hike north to Mt. Katahdin!Humor Books
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