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How the Wild Effect Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure

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How the Wild Effect Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure

By: Jane E. Congdon
Narrated by: Andrea Gappmayer
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This is a terrific audiobook. It's interesting, well-written, and timely. It's the story of a textbook editor who retires, reads the popular book The Wild Effect and decides to hike the Appalachian Trail - and have an unexpected adventure!

The tone is wry humor, tongue in cheek - the author has a great sense of humor, is perky, and as she learns in this adventure, is often in over her head! She is a very likeable character.

©2018 Jane E. Congdon (P)2018 Bettie Youngs Book Publishers Hiking Outdoors & Nature Adventure Comedy Outdoor Adventure
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I was hoping to receive an interesting and informative story about a senior person who could inform my hope to trek the AT as a senior. Yes there were some informative bits, but overall I got tired and bored of the endless excuses and falls and blunders; and dysfunctional trail companions and relationships.

I also got sick of hearing about Miss Rabbit, and the lost trail notes. I’m sure there are much better AT stories out there.

Trial not trail

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Sorry to say but I was disappointed….nothing even close to Cheryl Strayed…and such an annoying voice…to much blame and winging….salute her for her walking achievement…her grit n guts for hanging in there…that’s a long, long hike

Boring

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a good read but hated miles by the end would of red her to a bear

miles bad

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