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AWOL on the Appalachian Trail

by David Miller

Audiobook Narrated by Christopher Lane 10 hrs and 35 mins

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When David Miller loses his job, he makes an unconventional decision: to walk the entire 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. Trading corporate life for a trail name and a backpack, he embarks on a transformative journey through America's most iconic long-distance footpath.

This honest, often humorous account captures the daily realities of thru-hiking—the physical challenges, the colourful community of fellow hikers, the small-town encounters, and the profound simplicity of life reduced to walking, eating, and sleeping. Miller's everyman perspective makes the dream of a long-distance trek feel both achievable and irresistible.

More than just a hiking memoir, this is a story about rediscovering what truly matters when you strip away the complexities of modern life and put one foot in front of the other for five million steps.