Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail

236 Pages·2011·2.4 MB·English

by  Bill Walker

Indigo Publishing Group, LLC

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narrative is from the author’s recollections, and represent the author’s opinions.
Others may recall events differently. While many of the conversations reported
are verbatim, some are approximations. The timeline of a few events and shelter
entries has been rearranged. Some names have been changed.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007941445

ISBN: (13 digit) 9781460999424
(10 digit) 1460999428
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61397-688-3
Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
In Memory of
Dedication
Part I
Chapter 1
Part II
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Part III
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Part IV
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Suggested reading
In Memory of

My father, the late Duncan Walker Jr. (1922-2004), who would have thought
trying to hike the entire Appalachian Trail was a nutty idea, but who would have
been my biggest fan anyway.
Dedication

To the literally tens of thousands of volunteers, “trail angels,” and members of
local trail clubs who maintain the Appalachian Trail and form part of its unique
culture.