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Hiking

Hiking is a long, vigorous walk for pleasure along a trail in nature.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail
Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart: An Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail
Into the Wild
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking The Appalachian Trail
On Trails: An Exploration
The Unlikely Thru-Hiker: An Appalachian Trail Journey
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail
Southbound (The Barefoot Sisters, #1)
The Next Everest by Jim DavidsonIcefall by John AllBuried in the Sky by Peter ZuckermanLast Hours on Everest by Graham HoylandBeyond the Blue Mountains by Jean Plaidy
The Mountains Are Calling
16 books — 6 voters
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneA Bear Called Paddington by Michael BondLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Best Bear Books
183 books — 81 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Lost City of Z by David GrannSavage Harvest by Carl HoffmanIf I Can't Have You by Gregg OlsenFinding Everett Ruess by David  Roberts
What happened to them?
55 books — 46 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Hiking Books
120 books — 33 voters

Walk the Lines by Mark MasonDo Not Alight Here by Ben PedrocheScottish Railway Walks by H.M. EllisonRailway Walks by Jeff VinterRailway Walks by Jeff Vinter
British and Irish Railway Walks
42 books — 1 voter
Hiking the Florida Trail by Johnny MolloyGators, Guts, & Glory by Lauralee BlissDogged Days on the Florida Trail by Kyle RohrigThe Florida Trail End to End by Mike UmbargerDiscovering the Florida Trail by Sandra Friend
Hiking the Florida Trail
5 books — 2 voters

Jennifer Pharr Davis
In Massachusetts and Vermont, there had been plenty of mosquitoes, but in New Hampshire, they had reinforcements.
Jennifer Pharr Davis, Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

Rebecca Solnit
I love going out of my way, beyond what I know, and finding my way back a few extra miles, by another trail, with a compass that argues with the map…nights alone in motels in remote western towns where I know no one and no one I know knows where I am, nights with strange paintings and floral spreads and cable television that furnish a reprieve from my own biography, when in Benjamin’s terms, I have lost myself though I know where I am. Moments when I say to myself as feet or car clear a crest or ...more
Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost

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MSU Book Club We not only hike, but we also like to read.
7 members, last active 3 years ago
As I embark on my quest to become a librarian, I intend to read a lot of books this summer and d…more
3 members, last active 12 years ago
If you like nature, the outdoors and reading, this is the place for you.
2 members, last active one year ago
A group to discuss the joys, trials and tribulations of life on the trail. Recommendations and d…more
1 member, last active 6 years ago