With the holiday season upon us it is a great time to think about books as gifts. When I was a youngster there was one Christmas where my parents gave me a set of classics, Moby Dick, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Treasure Island and so on. To this day I still think it was the best gift I have ever received. I think they got the collection at a book-a-week special a local supermarket sponsored.
I read, and re-read those books a thousand times. Maybe I was just a nerdy kid, but through those books I traveled the world and experienced far away places and adventures that burned themselves into my brain. To this day I still find reading far more enjoyable than anything television has to offer.
Just in time for the holiday season is a new book offering by a good friend of mine, Bill “Skywalker” Walker. It is the story of his hike of the Pacific Coast Trail. At six-foot, eleven inches, Bill has some unique challenges as a hiker, staying warm for example. His book is a fun read and very different from the Appalachian Trail adventures in his first book, SKYWALKER. His new book is HIGHS AND LOWS ON THE PACIFIC COAST TRAIL. Check it out.
If you haven’t read THREE HUNDRED ZEROES yet, let me know, maybe I can work a deal with Bill to see that you can get both books for the holiday season. Send me an email at: Dennis
Happy hiking.
Dennis “K1” Blanchard