Description:
Head "into the wild" on a thru-hiking journey along the famous Ice Age Trail with wanderer and wonderer Melanie Radzicki McManus. In thirty-six days, McManus hiked the National Scenic Trail's 1,100 miles, landing her in the elite group of thru-hikers known as the "Thousand-Milers." In prose that's alternately harrowing and humorous, she winds readers through forests, prairies, wetlands, and farms and into the neighborhood bars and gathering places of far-flung small towns. Woven throughout are details of the trail's history and helpful insights for undertaking a successful thru-hike.
Review Quotes: Melanie Radzicki McManus's Thousand-Miler is an absorbing and enlightening first-person account of a thru-trekking adventure...a congenial, adventurous, and inspiring trek through America's wilderness, with broad appeal.
(Foreword Reviews, Susan Waggoner, April 25, 2017)
Thousand-Miler weaves together practical advice, hiker profiles and cultural tales the author collected while setting a record for completing the more than 1,000-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail across Wisconsin in 36 days. The most touching chapter features veterans and the emotional need to "walk off the war" before transitioning back to home life. (Minneapolis Star Tribune "Great Cabin Reads" June 9, 2017)