This book reads like a great adventure book. The sister's Susan and Lucy aka Isis and Jackrabbit (I couldn't fit their names into the title) leave Maine in early summer head southbound and recount their trip. I was very impressed by how well written the book is. The sisters take turns recounting their days and months and describe the sights, sounds ,and yes, feel of the trail "moss clung to the trees and rocks and roots like botanical fur". Their story includes a cast of characters including Tuba Man, The Family from the North, and Black Forest. They tell how they pasted long winter days and nights, the games they created and songs they wrote. Most of all they convey the importance of the trail community (including the trail angels) they encounter as they struggle to keep-up. I found it to be a real page-turner and would even recommend this book to people who aren't interested in backpacking but like a good Tale.
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The Barefoot Sisters SOUTHBOUND by S&L Letcher
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hikerboy wrote:
i really enjoyed the first book, but the second, walking home , i found really depressing.Cheesecake> Ramen -
hikerboy wrote:
i really enjoyed the first book, but the second, walking home , i found really depressing.
I'm always hesitant to read a sequel when the first book was so good. If we get a long dreary spring I'll give it a shot -
I just picked up Walking With Spring and Walking Home. I will give me something to do now that I am pretty much caught up on my to do list."Dazed and Confused"
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