Have you ever heard of the book A Walk in the Woods? Here is something about it on Wiki: A Walk in the Woods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I hear it is a very funny book about hiking the AT. It was recommended to me, and I think I'll pick up a copy soon.

I went on a short overnighter in the Sierras this weekend. It was just 4.5 miles in to a nice lake, camp overnight, and then back out, but was a great time. It is starting to get cold, so it gave me a chance to try out my cold weather gear. The trail we were on is part of the Tahoe Rim Trail, which is a 165-mile loop around the Lake Tahoe basin. That is another long thru-hike that I would love to do someday if I had the chance. I think I could get the time to do a long thru-hike next season, but the guys I have been hiking with lately both have families and babies, and it is hard to them to take any time away from their responsibilities. If I spent 3 or 4 weeks doing this, I think I might have to get different people to join me for a week at a time on different segments.

This is the segment of the TRT we were on: map- Echo Lakes to Barker Pass We went in at the Echo Lake trailhead, and we camped at Tamarack Lake.