In my very amateur opinion his is a pretty solid cursory look at how to "Platinum Hike" and a good reference list for stops of various kinds and rating. Think of it like a travel guide for the AT. I do wish they spelled out some of the more complicated steps a little more explicitly, such as how to handle the drop offs and luggage transfers, etc. However I imagine the reason they didn't is the very unsatisfactory "it depends", so there is not much more they can go into that.
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58% complete! Hank G (BookWyrm) has read 7 of 12 books.
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Hank G (BookWyrm) wants to read What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year …
Hank G (BookWyrm) wants to read Wild Faith by Talia Lavin
Hank G (BookWyrm) started reading Don's Brother Method by Mike Stephens
Hank G (BookWyrm) finished reading Eat & Run by Scott Jurek

Eat & Run by Scott Jurek
For nearly two decades, Scott Jurek has been a dominant force—and darling—in the grueling and growing sport of ultrarunning. Until …
Hank G (BookWyrm) started reading The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr

The Big Switch by Nicholas Carr
A hundred years ago, companies stopped producing their own power with steam engines and plugged into the newly built electric …
Hank G (BookWyrm) wants to read One Nation Under God by Kevin Michael Kruse

One Nation Under God by Kevin Michael Kruse
We’re often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation …
Hank G (BookWyrm) wants to read How We Win the Civil War by Steve Phillips
Hank G (BookWyrm) finished reading Platinum-Blazing the Appalachian Trail by Bruce H. Matson
Hank G (BookWyrm) started reading The Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov
Hank G (BookWyrm) finished reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov (Robots #2)
The robot series keeps getting better and better. It was very interesting to explore the implications of a society that has replaced almost all labor with robots and the implications on population density, social interactions, and related phobias.
Hank G (BookWyrm) replied to Ji FU's status
@fu@millefeuilles.cloud No. But I found an English Translation which is a trilogy. So I will own all three regardless. That's why I added all three to the list at one time.
Hank G (BookWyrm) wants to read Winnetou III by Karl May

Winnetou III by Karl May, Karl May
Third and last part of the tale about Winnetou, noble chieftain of the Apache, and 'Old Shatterhand', his blood brother …