“Most people never in all their lives sleep under the open sky, and never realize what they are missing.” – Earl Shaffer I started my flip-flop hike of the Appalachian Trail on April 15. As preparation for my hike, in addition to the usual obsessing about gear and doing several shakedown hikes, I read books. A lot of books. These included books on how to … Continue reading Walking with History: Revisiting Earl Shaffer’s “Walking With Spring”