Smart, entertaining, and chock-full of useful information, Backpacker Long Trails is for anyone who wants to backpack for several day or several months. If you have a hankering to go on a long hike, there’s no question about it. This is the one book that you’ll want to read before you go.

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Liz Thomas broke the women’s self-assisted speed record on the 2,181-mile long Appalachian Trail, besting the previous record by almost a week, in 2011.She is Vice President of the American Long Distance Hiking Association-West and one of four ambassadors for American Hiking Society. She currently works as a staff outdoor writer at the New York Times.