"Book synopsis
-A Heartwarming Adventure! Can a comically straightforward American man learn patience and understanding in the wilderness? Laugh out loud, latte-out-your-nose funny,with themost heart-touching, curveball characters since Bill Bryson8217s uA Walk In the Woods/uThe Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,600-mile footpath from Mexico to Canada through the mountains of the west, and Rick sets out with all the perseverance and determination he thought he8217d need for the six-month trek But once on the Trail, he learns that what8217s brought to a challenge is less important than what8217s found while doing itHis 10 year-old son joins him for two hundred of those miles, and what they learn about each other in the wilderness is unforgettably hilarious Written by a former climbing instructor and guide, uWalking Home/u celebrates the people and their adventures on the Trail with comic insight, rather than the usual Man vs Wilderness narrative The book is also liberally sprinkled with real-life tips and hacks for the experienced and fledgling backpacker alikeThe Trail is likely an adventure that you too can take on and uWalking Home/u will make you want toFrom the book:8220We can8217t camp here The sign says 8216Absolutely No Overnight Camping Allowed8217,8221 Matthew said 8220Yeah, I saw that82218220Then we can8217t camp here That8217s what the sign says82218220So, does it mean absolutely no overnight camping allowed ever? We8217ve been camping overnight for the last week Do you think that wasn8217t allowed?8221 I asked8220That was way over on the other side of the lake, miles from here,8221 he said8220Ed Zachary,8221 I replied 8220The sign doesn8217t mean absolutely no camping allowed anywhere, then Camping was okay over there82218220Yeah The sign wasn8217t over there82218220See? We weren8217t disobeying the sign when we were over there because we were outside of its circle of influence The sign8217s authority is limited by distance8221Matthew was following my logic 8220What?8221 he said8220That sign has a circle of influence, right? It doesn8217t mean no camping allowed in the whole world, or no camping on the PCT, just no camping within its circle of influence It only has authority within its circle of influence, see? So the question is, just how wide is its circle? We just need to camp outside of that82218220Well how wide is it?8221 asked Matthew8220I don8217t know Put your arms out and spin around like a helicopter Everything you hit is inside your circle of influence That8217s where you have authority82218220So, we only need to camp farther than arm8217s reach from the sign?82218220That8217s what I8217m thinking I8217m setting up right here8221Matthew looked at me narrowly 8220So just how wide is your circle of influence?8221 he askedThe dangerous thing about leading Matthew partway down a path of logic, is that he8217ll continue to follow it on his own for far longer than what I believe is productive I needed to set him straight8220My circle of influence is vast In fact, my authority encompasses the entire Milky Way galaxy,8221 I saidMatthew paused a moment to check my assertions against prior observations 8220I8217m telling Mom,8221 he said
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