Becoming Odyssa: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail

ISBN-13:	9780825309380
Publisher:	Beaufort Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/16/2020
Edition description:	Second Edition, Revised edition, Second Edition, Revised, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	123,367
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.20(d)

After graduating from college, Jennifer isn’t sure what she wants to do with 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.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. The trail becomes a modern day Odyssey that tests Jennifer’s faith in God, humanity and herself. But even at her lowest points, it provides enduring friendships, unexpected laughter, and the gift of self-discovery.With every step she takes, Jennifer transitions from an over-confident college graduate to a student of the trail. 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. And she learns that the Appalachian Trail is more than a 2,175 mile hike: it is a journey that will change a person forever.