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Post by marmotstew on May 7, 2024 8:52:26 GMT -8
Another off the radar one is the script from Cocaine Bear. It’s amazing how many people that coke head killed.
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Post by downriver on May 7, 2024 9:03:50 GMT -8
Travis,
Have you read the Sig Olson bio by David Backes? If not, check it out.
Regards,
DR
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Post by swiftdream on May 7, 2024 9:18:56 GMT -8
David Roberts wrote a trove of excellent books. He wrote about his own adventures in desert and extreme mountains and he wrote about others from various time periods and geographic regions. I looked at his list of books and realized I’ve read many. I miss him as an author and used to look forward to any new releases. Craig Childs is another favorite author and has some very good books that include hiking, backpacking, boating and outdoor exploration and adventures. There are a host of great authors so it’s easier to name authors than books.
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Post by reuben on May 7, 2024 9:24:07 GMT -8
One of the best stories, which never quite made it to book form, was the plane full of Marijuana that crashed in a Sierra lake in the 60s.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on May 7, 2024 10:53:23 GMT -8
Not Mentioned: The Long Walk: The True Story Of A Trek To Freedom (although there's some question on the authenticity, it's a good story nonetheless) Noah John Rondeau's Adirondack Wilderness Days: A Year With the Hermit of Cold River Flow Adirondack French Louie: Early Life in the North Woods A Year in the Maine Woods
I haven't read the book, but the Discovery Channel documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnz90i_DZxU) did a good job at summarizing this epic journey that started on the Pacific Coast in Peru, ascended the Andes, and followed the Amazon all the way to the Atlantic. On foot.
Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. One Step at a Time.
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Post by paula53 on May 7, 2024 11:26:16 GMT -8
More books not mentioned, Walk Across America and The Walk West by Peter and Barbara Jenkins. With So Long As It's Wild, Standing Strong After My Famous Walk Across America by Barbara Jenkins. The Walk West was named one of the most influential books in American culture in the last 100 years. All three are captivating, and tells the story of their courage and strength as they accomplished their three year walk, with all the obstacles they had to deal with.
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Post by balzaccom on May 7, 2024 13:04:03 GMT -8
One of the best stories, which never quite made it to book form, was the plane full of Marijuana that crashed in a Sierra lake in the 60s. Nevada Barr used that story in one of her mystery novels.
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Post by swiftdream on May 7, 2024 13:27:18 GMT -8
More books not mentioned, Walk Across America and The Walk West by Peter and Barbara Jenkins. With So Long As It's Wild, Standing Strong After My Famous Walk Across America by Barbara Jenkins. The Walk West was named one of the most influential books in American culture in the last 100 years. All three are captivating, and tells the story of their courage and strength as they accomplished their three year walk, with all the obstacles they had to deal with. I actually read their first book during a backpacking trip in New Mexico. Girlfriend had forgotten her book so I narrated my book to her out there. It was a good book and just made her want her own book more. The poor thing was squirming. She never forgot a book again on any of our numerous backpacking trips. When we got back there was a thread on these forums, probably the earlier evolution, that asked what everyone’s luxury item was. Around 95% said “my book”. I read response after response to her as she giggled away.
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Post by trinity on May 7, 2024 14:19:23 GMT -8
It is, of course, a fool’s errand to name the 50 best anything. Totally. But overall, this is a pretty solid list. If they had just titled it "50 Really Good Books about Hiking, Trekking, and Walking", I would have been totally on board. But, that aside, I am grateful for the list, and even more for some of the suggestions in this thread. Some of the best books I've read about hiking and backpacking were not even written so much about hiking and backpacking but about wildlife research that involved a lot of hiking and backpacking. Agreed. I would add The Light in High Places by Joe Hutto, a really great book about Bighorn Sheep research in the Winds, and, of course, The Grizzly Years, which may not technically be scientific research, but is still pretty damned good. I would definitely add to this list The Singing Wildrerness by Sigurd Olson, Journeys in Alaska by Muir, and Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez. But I feel that the author made an effort to include books beyond the usual white guy authors, which I appreciate.
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Post by Travis on May 7, 2024 15:03:38 GMT -8
I would add The Light in High Places by Joe Hutto, a really great book about Bighorn Sheep research in the Winds That's another I thought of mentioning. Much of the book is also about ranching in western Wyoming, which is quite different from ranching in eastern Wyoming, where I grew up on a large ranch. But Hutto definitely endured some long, lonely, and harsh conditions that few backpackers have to experience. And he wrote of those circumstances at times almost poetically. Maybe I'm averse to putting any human experience on a pedestal in a way that neglects the fact that other animals also endure heartbreak, tragedy, family loyalty, playfulness and so on. There are many good books I have not read and many that I have. How can I rank a book I have not read? And why would I want to rank a book that I have? I seem to have pretty good luck without book-lists.
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