Download And Enjoy A Childs Walk In The Wilderness: An 8-Year-Old Boy And His Father Take On The Appalachian Trail Engineered By Paul Molyneaux Shared As Audiobook

read this book because I have a small obsession with the Appalachian Trail, I am not sure that I could or would hike the entire trail but reading this book safely transported me along the trail, I enjoyed following this journey and it has sparked my interest in hiking at least part of it, Wonderful book. The author and his son's energy reconnected me to the wonder if the outdoors, Made me want to get on a trail,.stars

It took me some time to get into the book, but finished it quickly after about page, The description is better than anything I could write, I recommend it to mainly hikers, Another great book about an Appalachian Trail journey, Easy and quick read. A very touching and downtoearth account of the walk along the Apalachian trail aroundmiles anyear old boy made with his father, A spritual odyssee for the father, For the boy a bonding experience with his father with whom he shares his love for the great outdoors, The boys asks his 'poppy' endless questions about the flora, the fauna and the weather conditions along the trail, I recommend this read. I hiked to the top of My, Katahadin and have daydreams about hiking the AT, His book, their journey, sounded interesting, but there seemed to be an awful lot of talk about the burgers they ate here, then there, then somewhere else, It made it seem like a lot of walking the AT is not on a trail, Still a sweet recording of their time together, I liked the idea of this book but also was not enamored with the author or his writing style, The

only thing that kept me reading was I wanted to know what it was like to hike the trail, And, it wasn't too great at that, I think the book should be called A Dad's Walk In The Wilderness, The purpose of the walked seemed to fulfill the author's delusions of grandeur he keeps referring to his Facebook page and iPhone rather than a book about a hike with his son.
He seems impatient with his son many times, and frankly the son does a fabulous job of keeping up, Seriously, he seems to have little understanding of a/yr old kid, Also, the book doesn't really have a main focus, It meanders through a rocky marital relationship, unfulfilled journalism/writing career, distrust of government, . which would have been fine but he doesn't get into any issue deep enough to develop any compassion for him and in the end he just seems like a whiner.

All in all, if you're interested in reading a book about hiking this will suffice, I like all books about walking the Appalachian trail, I believe Mr. Molyneaux had a couple of books he wanted to write, He wanted to chronicle his son's trek on the Appalachian Trail, but he also wanted to add a couple of lectures here and there about ecological economies and Leave No Trace principles.
I don't always mind such things, but there certainly was little flow from the trail narrative to such topics, Even so, the book gave me a good sense of the difficulties experienced on and off the trail, I was somewhat taken aback by the complexity of arrangements for sleeping, trading work for food, planning for food pickups, and dealing with the variety of fellow hikers, I appreciate the author's efforts to make this trip come alive for the reader, and I deeply respect his desire to help his son complete this amazing, lifechanging journey, To him I say, "Good job, Dad!" Imagine ayearold boy asking his father if they can hike the entire length of the,mile Appalachian Trail together, Then imagine that the father says yes, Now think What are they getting themselves intoFor the author of this deeply felt book, the planned hike is an opportunity to bond with his son and be what he calls Barbariansin touch with natural processes far from the comforts of home.
It's also a chance for nature to do some healing in his life, too, For the boy, it's a onceinalifetime adventure, They start in West Virginia and head north, through cold and wet spring weather, carrying only what they need and picking up resupply boxes along the way, The boy is entranced by the freedom, asking questions nonstop and pointing out every interesting bug, bird, and blossom they pass, But he's also stubborn, sometimes scared, and occasionally too tired to trudge on, Dad relishes seeing the natural world through his son's eyes, but he also struggles with the responsibility of keeping the journey going forward, By the time they reach Vermont, with aching feet and frazzled nerves, their plan to take a train to Georgia and hike north to where they started is in serious jeopardy.
But the trail beckons. Closely observed, wonderfully described, and bracingly cleareyed, this inspiring book will appeal to nature lovers and wouldbe AT hikers alike, It offers a vivid evocation of both the camaraderie and dangers of trail lifeas well as the difficulties of modern childrearing and the powerful lure of an untamed natural world.
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