The Appalachian Trail
Subtitle: Calling Me Back to the Hills
Contributors: Bart Smith (Photographer)
Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers
Published: February 10, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781565793828
Subjects: Shaffer, Earl V.; Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals; Pictorial works; Hiking; Sports & Recreation; Photography; Sports; Shaffer, Earl V; Photoessays & Documentaries; Appalachian Trail; Travel; (Earl Victor)
Description: "Fifty years separate Earl Shaffer's historic thru-hikes of the Appalachian Trail, the celebrated 2,160-mile footpath that winds its way from Georgie to Maine through spectacular wilderness. When Earl completed his initial trek in 1948, he became the first person to have hiked the entire Trail end-to-end in one season. A half-century later, at 79 years old, Earl Shaffer followed the path he had blazed so many years before. A legend in hiking circles, Earl tells the story of his 1998 Anniversary Trip --a story of determination, inspiration, and a lifelong love of nature. Accompanying Earl's words, Bart Smith's stunning photography captures the Trail's unparalleled visual splendor"--Page 4 of cover.