Hiking Through: Finding Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail

by Stutzman, Paul V.

• ISBN13: 9780984076055
• ISBN10: 0984076050
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: Synergy Books

Summary

When he lost his wife to breast cancer, Paul Stutzman decided to make some big changes. He quit his job of seventeen years and set out on a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,176-mile stretch of varying terrain spanning fourteen states. During his nearly five-month-long hike, he battled brutal trail conditions and overwhelming loneliness, but also enjoyed spectacular scenery and trail camaraderie. With breathtaking descriptions and humorous anecdotes from his travels, Stutzman reveals how immersing himself in nature and befriending fellow hikers helped him recover from a devastating loss. Somewhere between Georgia and Maine, he realized that God had been with him every step of the way, and on a famous path through the wilderness, he found his own path to peace and freedom.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. ix
The Big C	p. 1
The Plan	p. 9
The Narrow Path	p. 19
The Narrow Way	p. 31
My New Life	p. 43
A Cold, Rainy, Miserable Mess	p. 55
Butterflies	p. 69
The Smoky Mountains	p. 77
Let's Go Left	p. 91
Words Have Meaning	p. 103
Instead, I'm Happy	p. 117
Choices and Consequences	p. 129
It Is What It Is	p. 141
Chasing Dreams	p. 155
The Storm	p. 171
The Pilgrim Progresses	p. 185
The Fool Also Progresses	p. 201
The Pharmacy Shelter	p. 215
Kindness and Courage	p. 225
The Path to Freedom	p. 233
Golden Days	p. 241
The White Mountains	p. 251
The Maine Event	p. 269
Trials and Tears	p. 283
Epilogue	p. 297
Acknowledgments	p. 305
References	p. 309
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