A Walk for Sunshine

by Alt, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9780967948225
• ISBN10: 0967948223
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-30
• Publisher: Dreams Shared Pubns

Summary

Jeff Alt takes you along every step of the 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail, a journey dedicated to his brother who has cerebral palsy. Jeff's adventure inspired an annual fundraiser which has raised over $100,000 for the disabled home in which his brother resides. As Jeff trudged along, he encountered wild animals, interesting people, breathtaking scenery, and rough weather. As you walk along with Jeff, you experience the success of turning dreams into goals and achieving them. Inspiring and humorous, Jeff's story sheds light on the pursuit of a simpler life and the American spirit. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface
Stepping Out	p. 15
Aaron	p. 19
Only 2,159 miles to Go	p. 26
Wrongfoot	p. 32
Strange Bedfellows	p. 38
Lightening My Load	p. 42
All Alone in the Woods	p. 46
Hitchhiking is for Hitchhikers	p. 52
Some Make it, and Some Don't	p. 56
I'm Still Alive	p. 62
Hiker, 12. Mice, 0	p. 66
Ouch! It's Beautiful	p. 72
My Spirit Warmed by the Sun	p. 78
Meatless in Hot Springs	p. 86
Leave the Stress Behind	p. 92
Pyscho on the Trail	p. 96
Don't Drink the Water	p. 102
Over the Hump	p. 106
I Believe in You	p. 112
Let's Go All the Way!	p. 116
Yee Haa! The Gangs All Hear	p. 122
Woof, Woof!	p. 130
Photos	p. 139
Only Forty-Eight Miles to Dinner	p. 144
All For a Woman	p. 154
Let's Walk Together	p. 164
Your Beer Will Be OK!	p. 176
A Rocky Birthday	p. 190
Bootless In New Jersey	p. 198
That Ain't No Bull	p. 208
No Senior Discounts on the AT	p. 216
Where's The Moose?	p. 222
Vegeterians Don't Pack Meat	p. 230
Sunshine in New Hampshire	p. 240
Yahoo!	p. 250
We Did it!	p. 262
Post Script: Walking the Extra Mile	p. 268
Epilogue: Life Lessons from the Trail	p. 272
Suggested Reading	p. 285
About the Author	p. 287
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