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The Trail Provides

A Boy's Memoir of Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

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The Trail Provides

By: David Smart
Narrated by: David Smart
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Disillusioned by the corporate lifestyle, David finds himself unemployed and desperate for change. Bradley, his older, more adventurous, and slightly-wreckless college fraternity brother presents an enticing offer. Just a few weeks later, the two inexperienced hopefuls abandon society and plunge into a soul-searching sojourn to thru-hike the Pacific Crest trail, a 2,650-mile Mexico-to-Canada footpath - barefoot. At the trail’s mercy from day one, the two hikers face the endless pains of walking, rising tensions, and falling behind to the coming winter.

The Trail Provides is a thru-hiking memoir filled with stories about companionship, lessons learned, dreams and reality, and leaving everything behind for the desire of transformation, insight, and self-discovery. Now, let’s begin the journey....

©2018 David Smart (P)2019 David Smart Camping Hiking Outdoors & Nature Memoir
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PCT trail story, 2 lads and their tramily. Really strong accent but story makes it worthwhile.

Great thru hike story

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A great insight into the PCT, and I'm gutted I've finished it! Highly recommended.

Fantastic

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Loved this book, great inspiration for and during Hiking yourself. Food for thoughts. Dieper than most Hiking stories.

Story great for Hiking

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I live vicariously through accounts of long distance walking, particularly the PCT as I enjoyed my short glimpse of the Californian wilderness. Thoroughly enjoyed this account. Well worth a listen.

A really good account.

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Great story and well written.

As someone who really wants to walk the PCT, it's inspiring to know it can be done without spending a fortune on a tent and having a bunch of kit.

I definitely will not walk it barefoot lol.

Thank you Staying Alive

brave or stupid, not sure but definitely inspiring

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