Jennifer Pharr Davis spent four months hiking the Appalachian Trail after her college graduation.  How many women would wear the same pair of socks for days on end while hiking mostly on her own for 2,175 miles, encountering moose, rattlesnakes, armies of bugs, lightning storms, blizzards, rain and hail?  Unlike her fellow hiker, Cheryl Strayed whom I wrote about in the review, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, Jennifer chose to backpack with a lighter pack getting along without the best equipment.  Her trials were similar but her background was far less ‘wild’, coming from a stable southern Christian family.  Jennifer’s experiences with people she meets along the way are funny, frightening and an education.  Her miles traveled per day seemed nearly impossible to me. The second time she hiked the AT she set the fastest record for men or women on thru-hikes averaging 47 miles per day.  This book is a great motivator to get outside and enjoy nature while you exercise!