![]() Publisher: Beaufort Books ISBN: 9780825309380 Number of pages: 304 Weight: 348 g Dimensions: 209 x 55 x 139 mm You may also be interested in. And she learns that the Appalachian Trails is more than a 2,175 mile hike: it is a journey that will change a person forever. As she travels along the ridges of the ancient mountain chain, she realizes that she isn't walking through nature-she realizes she is part of nature. With every step she takes, Jennifer transitions from an over-confident college graduate to a student of the trail. But even at her lowest points, it provides enduring friendships, unexpected laughter, and the gift of self-discovery. (Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail) Ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the. The trail becomes a modern day Odyssey that tests Jennifer's faith in God, humanity and herself. The next five months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life-coping with blisters and aching shoulders, hiking through endless torrents of rain and a blizzard, facing unwanted company and encountering tragedy. Yes, she describes the hardships of the hike, the chores of slogging on through rainstorms and blizzards, of dealing with unwanted companions, the joys of sunrises and sunsets. ![]() Davis takes us not only along the trail, but opens a literary portal into her life. Through inexperienced and unprepared, she feels drawn to the Appalachian Trail and sets out along on the long-distance footpath that stretches 2, 175 miles from Georgia to Maine. In Becoming Odyssa, Epic Adventures on the Appalachian Trail, her first book, Ms. ![]() ![]() After graduating from college, Jennifer isn't sure what she wants to do with her life. ![]()
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