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Where this book differs though, is it's 2/3 travelogue and 1/3 coffee table book. It's a bit larger in physical size, the pages are a thicker matte finish (which I'm personally fond of) and the overall assemblage of content and design - be it text, photo, graphic, or drawing - are very well done. It's professionally done and I'm so glad I made this purchase.
The opening paragraph starts out like this:
"Why did I walk the length of America for six months? You could also ask: why not? This is a question that would make more sense to me. Why do I spend more than 40 hours a week behind a computer screen? Why do I spend so little time in nature? Why I I never take time to be alone?"
If you've picked up this book, you're likely apart of the group that finds themselves asking these very same questions. Maybe you will stay stuck behind a computer for the rest of your working life and you only live vicariously through others by reading books like Tim's. Or maybe you're planning on hiking the PCT next year and are trying to absorb as much content as you can in preparation. Either scenario is fine, as long as it fills your need and satisfies your life.
Tim provides lists of supplies needed and used, an easy to follow table of contents to jump from section to section, and anecdotal stories or recollections at specific mile markers to help tell his story. You're not going to get every detail, every tripped-over root, every snake that crossed his path, nor every tweaked out encounter. Nor should you really. You get a framework - an outline - for your mind to wander and fill in the missing details or days on the journey.
Regardless of where you draw the line in the sand, you're find enjoyment in this book. Maybe, just maybe, this work will inspire you to do more - to become more. I know it has for me. Whether I hike the PCT one day or I am simply inspired to backpack alone for a week in the wilderness, this book will have had some part in that experience. Thank you, Tim.
