Bliss. That's what we feel. Bliss. Why? Where does it come from? That is what this book is about.

In 2012, I spent 4 1/2 months hiking almost 1000 miles of the A.T. (Appalachian Trail). The intensity blew me away. The trail infected me. I feel it almost every day. It changed me.

The book is organized in sections that reflect the geography of the trail, starting at Springer Mountain, GA, in the south, and ending in Maryland in the north. So it is helpful to read them in order, since that is the way the trail revealed itself to me. The connectivity and flow are important.

After the journal entries, there usually is a section that looks like this. It contains my thoughts and memories of that particular time on the trial.

To those who have never experienced a significant amount of time on a long distance hike, come walk with me and laugh, cry, hurt, and rejoice.