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Lisa Cook

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

(fall 2014)

• Jun 23, 2014

• #1

I have learned a lot and gotten a lot of gear from Backpacking Light website.
Their forums are great and they have a very active gear swap/sale section where I have purchased most of my gear which is less than 10 pounds (unless I bring a tent.)

Some of the stuff doesn't apply, but I have been inpired to do all kinds of hiking since beginning my training.

Who knows, maybe next year, it will be the Appalachian trail

Lisa

 

taozenqi

Active Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Camino Frances: Sept/Oct (2014)

• Jun 23, 2014

• #2

Lisa Cook said:

I have learned a lot and gotten a lot of gear from Backpacking Light website.
Their forums are great and they have a very active gear swap/sale section where I have purchased most of my gear which is less than 10 pounds (unless I bring a tent.)

Some of the stuff doesn't apply, but I have been inpired to do all kinds of hiking since beginning my training.

Who knows, maybe next year, it will be the Appalachian trail

Lisa

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Also recommend the Hammock Forum for info regarding anything related to backpacking, traveling, and camping;
https://hammock forums.net

 

mspath

Veteran Member

Donating Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances, autumn/winter; 2004, 2005-2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• Jun 23, 2014

• #3

Lisa Cook said:

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Who knows, maybe next year, it will be the Appalachian trail
Lisa

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Lisa,

Be sure to read A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson before you set off on the AT. His humorous 1998 account of his daunting attempt is available on Amazon. Much of what he writes would also describe the camino.

"At times, you become almost certain that you slabbed this hillside three days ago, crossed this stream yesterday, clambered over this fallen tree at least twice today already. But most of the time you don’t think. No point. Instead, you exist in a kind of mobile Zen mode, your brain like a balloon tethered with string, accompanying but not actually part of the body below. Walking for hours and miles becomes as automatic, as unremarkable, as breathing. At the end of the day you don’t think, “Hey, I did sixteen miles today,” any more than you think, “Hey, I took eight-thousand breaths today.” It’s just what you do.”"

Enjoy your reading,

Margaret Meredith

 

Snake

Member

• Jun 23, 2014

• #4

A walk in the woods is a must read. BTW, Robert Redford is making it into a movie this year. He will costar with Nick Nolte.


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Balian

Member

• Jun 24, 2014

• #5

Off to order this book now, sounds great.

Looking forward to the film also.

 

Camino Ellie

New Member

• Jul 2, 2014

• #6

Will add the book to my kindle! Thanks

 

Andy Hill

Andy Hill

Time of past OR future Camino

England to Santiago via the Pyrenees (1999 to 2007) and Tarifa to Astorga via Cadiz, Sevilla and Salamanca (2009 to 2013)

• Oct 11, 2014

• #7

Dear All,
Can I respectfully suggest my own modest description of the Camino. It's supposed to be at least a little humorous and whilst not in Mr. Bryson's league; it should make finding out about this fabulous experience goes with a smile. The link to the kindle is on my Member page and is called: "Santiago the Slow Way or The Ramblings of an Idiot".

Good luck and great walking, Andy Hill

 

jmcarp

Veteran Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Camino Frances, 2013
Camino del Norte a Chimayó (USA), 2015
Camino Portugues, 2017

• Oct 13, 2014

• #8

Snake said:

A walk in the woods is a must read. BTW, Robert Redford is making it into a movie this year. He will costar with Nick Nolte.

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I can see Nick Nolte as Katz, but Robert Redford seems a bit serious for someone playing Bryson.