Thousand-Mile Summer

by Colin Fletcher

Overview

Backcountry hiking legend Colin Fletcher embarks on foot to explore the eastern edge of California from Mexico to Oregon. He chronicles his six-month trek vividly portraying the unique landscape and people he encounters along the way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781648373756
Publisher:	Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Publication date:	10/31/2023
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Colin Fletcher was born in Wales and educated in England. He went to East Africa in 1947, farmed for four years in Kenya, and later surveyed and built a road over a virgin mountain in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). In the 1950's he crossed the Atlantic and prospected-among other pursuits-in northern and western Canada. In 1956 he moved south to California, where he wrote The Thousand- mile Summer, The Man Who Walked Through Time, The Complete Walker (and its revision, The New Complete Walker}, and The Winds of Mara.

Editorial Reviews

"One of the most remarkable outdoor journals I have ever read . . . a rare treat." -Will Hogan, San Francisco Chronicle

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