$21.95
Paperback, 6″ x 9″
325 pages
ISBN 978-1-63381-491-2
by J. Andrew Walsh
Searching for an antidote to the disillusionment of his late teens, Andy Walsh walked north from Springer Mountain in Georgia, destined for Maine. The story of his Appalachian Trail thru-hike nearly fifty years ago contrasts sharply with today’s ultralight, tech-savvy thru-hiker. Walsh’s book is a personal recounting of his journey, generously interspersed with the trail’s natural and cultural history.
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Walsh’s honest account describes the experience in such descriptive detail that you’ll feel as though you are hiking America’s most beloved mountain footpath right along with him. Armchair adventurers and seasoned hikers alike will surely enjoy the long walk in his footsteps.
—CAREY “BEERMAN” KISH, Triple Crown hiker and author of Beer Hiking New England, Best Day Hikes Along the Maine Coast, and the Maine Mountain Guide
Andy Walsh’s Northbounder is one of the best descriptions I have read of the experience of the 2,000+-mile journey from Georgia to Maine.
—RON TIPTON, Appalachian Trail thru-hiker (1978); President/ CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (2013–2017)
This book is timeless. It provides a nostalgic walk back in time, as well as describing the determination and mindset that a thru-hike requires.
—ALBIE POKROB, Appalachian Trail thru-hiker (1978, 1980, 1984)
I highly recommend this book.
—DAVID B. FIELD, current MATC Manager of Lands, author of Along Maine’s Appalachian Trail (2011), Maine Appalachian Trail Club President (1977–1987), Appalachian Trail Conservancy Board (1979–2005) and ATC Chair (1995–2001), volunteer trail maintainer and designer (over 65 years), retired University of Maine professor of forest resources
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J.Andrew Walsh grew up in Massachusetts and has worked as an environmental consultant, ecologist, coastal geologist, freelance photographer, and most recently as a biologist with the State of Maine. Ecology, hiking, photography, writing, and the American West have long been his passions. He and his wife, Becky, live in central Maine and are the proud parents of two daughters.