Writing about books, hiking, the Battle of Tarawa and more
The Trail is the Teacher: Living and Learning on the Appalachian Trail, the story of my 2016 thru-hike of the (then) 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail is now available at Amazon a both an e-book and paperback. … [Continue reading]
George Gordon Bonnyman, Sr. served with no less distinction than his older brother, 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor and subject of Bones of My Grandfather. On Oct. 17, Congress announced that the younger Bonnyman's … [Continue reading]
Thanks to writer Hugh Owen and The Trek for reviewing The Trail is the Teacher! ~~ By Hugh Owen Clay Bonnyman Evans’s new book about his Appalachian Trail hike—The Trail Is the Teacher: Living and Learning on the Appalachian Trail—is a delightful … [Continue reading]
It seems just about every time a media outlet runs a story about people being irresponsible during the COVID-19 pandemic, some editor slaps in a photo or video clip of people gathered on beaches. But beaches are getting an unfair rap, and such … [Continue reading]
I’d never heard of the Great Plains Trail until the summer of 2018, when I flipped to the last page of a Backpacker magazine and started reading a story about the trail and its founder, Steve Myers, who lived just a few miles up the road from me in … [Continue reading]