Writing about books, hiking, the Battle of Tarawa and more
Somewhere in Maryland during my 2016 hike of the Appalachian Trail — I think it may have been Washington Monument State Park — I saw a blond, female hiker with what appeared to be extremely beefy, bulky leg braces. She was talking to some people, … [Continue reading]
The Trail Is the Teacher is an episodic account of my somewhat unexpected 2016 thru hike of the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail. I published the book as a series of blog posts, so the story is a bit "upside-down." Having received a few requests to … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. Post-trail Nine months after I finished my hike, the Appalachian Trail haunts my every day. But it is a welcome ghost, and I fear only … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. (*See T.H. Eliot, "The Hollow Men") September 2016 I was no longer in doubt that I had a fever when I woke the next morning in the … [Continue reading]
The Trail is the Teacher is Clay Bonnyman Evans’ episodic account of his 2016 Appalachian Trail thru hike. September 2016 Remembering my chilly, skunky stay under the gazebo in Chet's back yard the night before, I laid claim to a strip of … [Continue reading]