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The Dream Trail
by Mary L Twitty
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Mary L. Twitty (1997-08)
ISBN: 0965887200
EAN: 9780965887205
Paperback: 388 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: GD08062609
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Exactly as shown, Covers flat and shiny, Spine uncreased, Text clean with NO marks.
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Editorial Reviews
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Book Description
THE DREAM TRAIL, is about the adventure of Mary Twitty hiking & backpacking the 2160 mile Appalachian Trail, how she aquired the trail name "Den Mama", all the problems & happy times of the eleven years it took her to hike the Appalachian Trail. Her husband Bill was her backup, who also helped other hikers on there hike from Georgia to Maine. Hike every day with "Den Mama". A diary of 388 pages with colored pictures! Great for the adventurous person or a shut-in !
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Customer Reviews
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A Section Hiker's Account
Rating  (4)
Date: 2003-01-23
0 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Most books about hiking the entire AT are by thru-hikers (hike it all in one season). This one is different because the author took 11 years to complete the trail. Because section hiker accounts are unusual I rated it 4 rather than 3 (average) which is where I would have rated it if it were a thruhiker journal. "Den Mama" gives a fairly detailed account of the places she hiked through but there are some inaccuracies regarding details of places and events (such as her statement that John Brown was a negro. He was actually a white abolishionist). She is rather cryptic when it comes to most of the people except her husband who, she frequently reminds the reader, has a wooden leg. Overall an interesting account in a day by day format for the AT hiking journal junkie.
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Wanting to Follow the Dream
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-02-25
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I liked "The Dream Trail" because there is no attempt on the part of the author to sell a particular style of equipment, method of hiking or political agenda. It is simply a journal of one womans effort to complete the trail and the adventures she encounters along the way. Although not a professional author, Den Mamma has moments of insight that contribute greatly to the overall appeal of the book. Her book has inspired my wife (a retired school teacher) and I to take up the sport of backpacking when we should be thinking about rocking chairs. If she could do it at her age (63) we can too.
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Very disappointing.
Rating  (1)
Date: 1999-09-21
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I bought this thinking it was about hiking the Appalachain Trail as I'm always hunting for hiking ideas and/or inspiration. Mary Twitty has a very folksy writing style, but what bothered me more was that at the end of each chapter I said to myself "who cares". I found little in the way of new hiking ideas, hiking guidance or hiking inspiration in any of the chapters. For inspiration on the Appalachain Trail, I much prefered the books by Ross, Berger or Setzer. As far as a diary of the hike, I find many of the internet on-line thru-hiker diaries better.
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Nice way to travel the AT from your chair!
Rating (4)
Date: 1999-04-01
By following an atlas, I could hike with Den Mama from state to state on the AT, enjoy her excitement minus the hiking boots and the weather. Mary's imagery, especially as she retired at night is exceptional! Poetic at times! I could also appreciate the historical tidbits that she added to educate us as she trailed along. That took research on her part. An enjoyable book by a lady who knows how to hike and how to enjoy Mother Nature.
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Enjoyable; as if you could see, smell, feel the surrounding.
Rating  (5)
Date: 1998-11-20
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found the description of the mountains, exhilerating. Mrs. Twitty's account of how she was inspired to get her book written, while on Mt. Moosealauke, was poetically written and inspiring; pages 259-60. As to how this lady could accomplish the feat of hiking the AT at her age, and get a beautifully written book all in one lifetime, is remarable and should let us all know what we could be capable of.
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