FamilySherpa
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Post by FamilySherpa on Apr 6, 2023 9:47:28 GMT -8
If you like Bryson's work, Neither here nor There is a great read. Not one of his more popular books, but its my personal favorite.
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desert dweller
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Post by desert dweller on Apr 6, 2023 13:38:00 GMT -8
I'm reading The Life I've Picked by John McEuen. He was/is a member of a band called The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He plays banjo.
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Post by thedude on Apr 14, 2023 15:57:06 GMT -8
@familysherpa noted! I have A Short History of Everything next in my queue but will add Neither here nor There to the reading list.
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Post by trinity on Apr 18, 2023 18:12:25 GMT -8
A Life Lived Wild, by Rick Ridgeway. Accounts of various trips into the wild, what I've read so far are mountaineering adventures to Everest, K2, etc. Normally not something that interests me, but these are extremely well-written and compeling accounts. I'm really enjoying this book.
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TrailElder
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Post by TrailElder on Jan 23, 2024 6:37:19 GMT -8
Inspired by balzaccom, I'm refreshing my "tent reading list" for 2024 and visited this fine thread for inspiration. I'll see if I can get some renewed energy here. I've read everything by Peter Heller, and find his work very uneven, frankly. "The Dog Stars" is one of my favorite (light reading) novels. I'm currently closing out his latest novel, "The Last Ranger," and am so far underwhelmed. The story is meandering and without traction. I'll let you know if it comes together for an interesting read, or fizzles. It's set in Yellowstone and features the wolves and an emotionally wounded, burned-out ranger. Promising stuff!
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TrailElder
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Post by TrailElder on Jan 31, 2024 5:31:00 GMT -8
The Last Ranger...meh.
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Post by burntfoot on Jan 31, 2024 19:10:00 GMT -8
I've been reading the dozen or so books that I bought while on my Washington DC/Virginia/North Carolina trip last summer. 1. The Greatest Spy Stories Ever Told, edited by Lamar Underwood Got this at the International Spy Museum Excellent book, but are excerpts from existing spy stories 2. Monticello - The Official Guide to Thomas Jefferson's world Got this at the gift shop at Monticello. A very good summary of his house and contents 3. Hitler's True Believers - How Ordinary People Became Nazis by Robert Gelately Got this at the Holocaust Museum This was the best of the three so far, and probably completely accurate. Hitler did good things for his country in the 1930's and the common folk (Volk) He got rid of runaway inflation He got a cheap car for all the Volk (Volkswagen) BUT Jews and other groups were not considered common folk AND he felt that the common folk deserved more space (elbow-room), and hence the war to get this land.
My dad suspects that my Mom's cousin's husband was a part of the Hitler Youth He had never spoken of it, but Dad had hints that this was true.
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TrailElder
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Post by TrailElder on Feb 1, 2024 4:41:35 GMT -8
burntfoot thanks! Relevant to #3, I just picked up "The School that Escaped the Nazis." Documenting the heroic efforts of Anna Essinger, a schoolteacher in southern Germany who saw the whole thing coming and moved her entire school to England in the early 1930s. Her school became a refuge. Relevant to #2, a friend of mine was once on staff at Monticello, and I've always meant to study up on it. Third, you go interesting places!
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Westy
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Post by Westy on Mar 8, 2024 5:33:51 GMT -8
I'm a dreamer and somewhat addicted to Cicerone Press guidebooks, a UK based publisher. My infatuation with Cicerone Press goes back over thirty years when I lived in Northern Ireland, and purchased "The Mountains of Ireland", P. Dillon and The Ascent of Snowdon" E.G. Rowland. I did hike Snowdon and my score is 46/200 of the mountains in Ireland 2,000' and above. This winter has been highlighted by a 4-month incarceration in the Tower of Topor. The following titles have kept my spirits high and perhaps someday may actually hike a dream trek. "Walking Offa's Dyke Path - National Trail following the English-Welsh Border" M. Dunn
"Trekking in the Himalaya - 20 memorable expeditions" Editor K. Reynolds
"Trekking in Ladakh - Eight adventurous trekking routes" R. Kucharsk
"Trekking and Mountaineering Aconcagua and the Southern Andes" J. Ryan
"Trekking in Torres Del Paine - Patagonia's national parks in Chile and Argentina" R. Abraham
But for all that...first things first. That's 2,100 PCT mi. for the Crown.
Dreamland
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Post by burntfoot on Mar 8, 2024 17:27:39 GMT -8
I have done pretty much everything in that Trekking in Ladakh guidebook. I went there in the year 2000 with a friend, and did 4 of those treks. While there, I was invited back to teach for a year. That year (2002-2003) saw me complete most of the rest of them. And, in 2005 I returned one last time and did the final hike.
If you have time and the money for airfare, I'd recommend going over there.
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Westy
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Post by Westy on Mar 9, 2024 6:04:08 GMT -8
burntfootThat's amazing! What an adventure(s)! Thanks for the recommend.
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Post by downriver on Mar 10, 2024 22:20:33 GMT -8
I'm a dreamer and somewhat addicted to Cicerone Press guidebooks, a UK based publisher. My infatuation with Cicerone Press goes back over thirty years when I lived in Northern Ireland, and purchased "The Mountains of Ireland", P. Dillon and The Ascent of Snowdon" E.G. Rowland. I did hike Snowdon and my score is 46/200 of the mountains in Ireland 2,000' and above. This winter has been highlighted by a 4-month incarceration in the Tower of Topor. The following titles have kept my spirits high and perhaps someday may actually hike a dream trek. "Walking Offa's Dyke Path - National Trail following the English-Welsh Border" M. Dunn
"Trekking in the Himalaya - 20 memorable expeditions" Editor K. Reynolds
"Trekking in Ladakh - Eight adventurous trekking routes" R. Kucharsk
"Trekking and Mountaineering Aconcagua and the Southern Andes" J. Ryan
"Trekking in Torres Del Paine - Patagonia's national parks in Chile and Argentina" R. Abraham
But for all that...first things first. That's 2,100 PCT mi. for the Crown.
Dreamland
Westy, Have you read anything by Alfred Wainwright? He wrote seven wonderfully illustrated guidebooks on the Lakes Region in Northern England. I really love his illustrations. What an artist! Interesting background on Wainwright as he was fortunate to get out of the town he was born in and get to the Lakes. There are some interesting YouTube videos on him, too. Oh, and you have a well-stocked bookcase…! Regards, DR
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Post by downriver on Mar 10, 2024 22:28:06 GMT -8
I’m reading the fourth journal of Dick Proenneke’s life at his cabin at Twin Lakes in Alaska. One more journal left after this one… Happy Trails, DR
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Post by hikerjer on Mar 31, 2024 19:06:49 GMT -8
Currently mid-way through “All the Wild That Remains” by David Gessner. It’s an examination of the lives and works of two of my favorite outdoor/wilderness/political writers: Edward Abbey and Wallace Stegner. Two very different men. One, the radical iconoclastic rebel and the other the seemingly staid conformist and very proper establishment type. Although their life styles, writings and methods were very different, the were united in an interesting alliance in their passionate love of the American west and their dedication to preserve it in as pure as state as possible. Interesting read on these two giants in the environmental movement.
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TrailElder
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Post by TrailElder on Apr 1, 2024 3:38:48 GMT -8
hikerjer thank you. I just finished listening to two old favorites from way back -- Crossing to Safety and Monkey Wrench Gang. This will be a perfect follow up. Just checked it out!
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