Southbound as Told by Number 2: I'll Get There When I Get There

by Margie Sanders, Abigail Campbell (editor)

Number 2, a Nashville, Tennessee native, steps out way beyond her world with a one-way ticket to Maine to fulfill her lifelong dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail all the way down to Georgia. While documenting her journey, she was careful to maintain a degree of discretion in her telling of events to protect her already worried-sick mother. Now, over a decade later, Number 2 is finally "spillin' the beans" and telling the whole story in her light-hearted, endearing style of storytelling.



Southbound as Told by Number 2 is about what really happened out on the trail. Stories of narrow escapes, conquering legendary mud, wildlife encounters, weather extremes, hiker hunger, and everything you would and wouldn't expect to hear about from a five month three week adventure on the Appalachian Trail.

351 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 7, 2024

Reviews

[ES Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a fellow Tennessean who has dreamt of hiking the A.T. since adolescence, I absolutely loved this book.
Number 2’s unique storytelling felt so strangely familiar and it made feel as though I was standing right next to her while she tells the funniest, most interesting and overall inspiring stories.
If you’re itching for an outdoor adventure please read this book, it only makes it 1000 times worse!