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Before You Thru: How to Prepare for the Appalachian Trail
You want to leave your old life behind and thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, but where to begin? How does one temporarily remove themselves from the shackles of society in favor of a six-month walking sabbatical?
Before You Thru is a six-month schedule for the aspiring Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. From November to April, this pre-hike guidebook provides the inexperienced wanderlust with straightforward information about preparing for a thru-hike.
Six months is all it takes to change your life. Follow the calendar of this companion and come April, you will be starting your Appalachian Trail thru-hike!EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION
You’ve seen the pictures. Terminus photos of hikers posing with the Katahdin sign, finally at the end of their thru-hike. A 2,200-mile journey culminating in this one spectacular moment captured and shared on the internet for all envious eyes to admire. Their joy shines through the screen and slaps you in your stale face until you awaken from another daydream.
You’ve read the books. A Walk in the Woods, Wild, Thirst, Becoming Odyssa, and countless other inspirational hiking memoirs (mine included on this bottomless bookshelf). The tale of extended adventure is too captivating to ignore. The descriptions make it feel like you’re walking in their shoes. Close your eyes, and you can feel the sun, taste the sweat, smell the trees.
This is not one of those books.
This is more of a manual for next season’s thru-hiker. A pre-hike guidebook. Normal trail guides provide mileage, location of campsites, reliability of water sources, and details about nearby towns. Before You Thru is a monthly map to assist aspiring thru-hikers who aren’t sure how to take the first step. Or the second.
If you fantasize about hiking from Georgia to Maine on that long stretch of trail hidden in the woods of the east but don’t know where to start, this guidebook is for you. If you desperately need a change of pace but only have six months to prepare for a thru-hike, this schedule is your map and compass. Before You Thru is here to help make the transition from your current life to the start of the Appalachian Trail as straightforward and painless as possible.
Before You Thru is a six-month schedule for the aspiring Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. From November to April, this pre-hike guidebook provides the inexperienced wanderlust with straightforward information about preparing for a thru-hike.
Six months is all it takes to change your life. Follow the calendar of this companion and come April, you will be starting your Appalachian Trail thru-hike!EXCERPT FROM THE INTRODUCTION
You’ve seen the pictures. Terminus photos of hikers posing with the Katahdin sign, finally at the end of their thru-hike. A 2,200-mile journey culminating in this one spectacular moment captured and shared on the internet for all envious eyes to admire. Their joy shines through the screen and slaps you in your stale face until you awaken from another daydream.
You’ve read the books. A Walk in the Woods, Wild, Thirst, Becoming Odyssa, and countless other inspirational hiking memoirs (mine included on this bottomless bookshelf). The tale of extended adventure is too captivating to ignore. The descriptions make it feel like you’re walking in their shoes. Close your eyes, and you can feel the sun, taste the sweat, smell the trees.
This is not one of those books.
This is more of a manual for next season’s thru-hiker. A pre-hike guidebook. Normal trail guides provide mileage, location of campsites, reliability of water sources, and details about nearby towns. Before You Thru is a monthly map to assist aspiring thru-hikers who aren’t sure how to take the first step. Or the second.
If you fantasize about hiking from Georgia to Maine on that long stretch of trail hidden in the woods of the east but don’t know where to start, this guidebook is for you. If you desperately need a change of pace but only have six months to prepare for a thru-hike, this schedule is your map and compass. Before You Thru is here to help make the transition from your current life to the start of the Appalachian Trail as straightforward and painless as possible.
61 pages, Paperback
Published July 19, 2021
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