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By Nancy Ostinato
Special to the Rappahannock News
George Meek, author of “Time for Everything - a SixYea^ Adventure on the Appalachian Trail,” will discuss his journey at a book talk and signing on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Old Sperryville Bookshop. The event is free and open to the public.
There are many books about the Appalachian Trail (AT), but this is the first one written by a joumalist/poet who section-hiked the entire 2,100-plus miles at a leisurely pace over a six-year period, ending in 2000.
Meek (trail name “Poet”) is well qualified to offer advice on section-hiking the whole Appalachian Trail. A life member of both the Appalachian Trail Conference and Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, he is a trail overseer and has been hiking for more than 50 years.
In “Time for Everything” he gives concrete tips for planning doable hikes to complete the legendary AT, including what to take, where to stay, what to eat, even how to cope with bears.
The book also includes humorous stories, complemented with his poems and photographs. It is a highly personal account penned for the sole purpose of inspiring other hikers to follow the example and savor this symbol of America’s wilderness at a leisurely pace. Meek shares the life lessons he learned from the AT, including patience and perspective.
When asked why he decided to hike the whole trail, Meek answered, “some hikers head to the trail to escape from something, or to find themselves. Not me. I was perfectly happy with my life and had found myself long before I set out to complete the country’s best known long-distance hiking trail. My reason was simply that I love a challenge. Like the Himalayan mountain
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