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Ethan Gallogly, PhD (“Panda Po”) has been a leader in the Sierra Club, the Cal Hiking and Outdoors Society, the Outdoors Club of Southern California, and the Davis Hiking & Backpacking Group. His boots have covered countless miles, including the John Muir Trail, High Sierra Trail, Theodore Solomons Trail, and half of the Pacific Crest Trail. He was a reviewer for the Wilderness Press guides: Sierra North, Sierra South, and Yosemite National Park, and has read nearly every book on the history of the Sierra Nevada. He has also explored mainland China extensively, is fluent in Mandarin, and enjoys reading ancient Chinese poetry and philosophy. His future plans include hiking the Camino in Spain, the GR-10 in France, and the full length of both ...more

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The Trail – Book Club Guide

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“when you’re backpacking everything is simplified. You take only what you need, and that’s what you’ve gotta make do with.”
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“When someone dies, the only thing we’re left with is the choice of whether to focus on the gap in our lives or to celebrate the joy they’ve left behind.”
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“By just letting the waves of feelings roll over you. Acknowledge them. Enjoy the good, suffer the bad, but realize that they are all just feelings, like waves of water. Don’t try to cling to them or chase after them. Just accept them as they naturally ebb and flow.”
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“The meaning of life is simply to be present during the journey. There is no goal, just the path.”
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