Good read for a backpacking trip

Spoiler: one naughty word

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And it's real,I have a copy(unless I lost it when my boathouse flooded this spring)

 

The River at Night by Erica Ferencik. Great hiking read. Quick. Unpredictable.

 

Where are you going to be? It can be cool to read about the place you’re hiking. I read Desert Solitaire while hiking in Utah when I was a teenager, for example.

Edit: oops. Just saw Maine. Don’t know much about literature about that area. But I’d imagine there’s something.

 

My Travels with Charley by Steinbeck. A wonderful travelogue by one of America's best writers. Also, A Walk in the Woods by Bryson.

 

A Walk in the Woods.

 

That's what triggered the recommendation. Take pepper spray. And warm clothing. Have fun and be safe!

 

Some random ideas popping to mind:

Night Film by Pessl

Invisible Monsters by Palahniuk

The Stranger by Camus

Inferno by Dante

 

If you are into SF, they don't get any better than the late, lamented Iain M Banks. Some of his books are doorstops but - in all fairness to his memory - not a word is wasted. His first published SF novel - Consider Phlebas - features a young woman who enjoys mountaineering, if you need some connection to your activities. Use Of Weapons is, IMO, one of the best SF novels ever written, with an ending that will bite your arse.

It may not be to your taste, though; I always enjoy the contrast of reading something to do with far advanced tech when I'm getting back to nature in real life. The contrast can be fun.

 

My go to for holiday reading used to be classic detective novels. Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, etc.

Black Lizard publishing specializes in those kind of books. I starting buying anything published by them and found some writers I wasn't familiar with. Andrew Vachss, Henning Mankell, Eric Ambler... All good, quick, and fun reads.

 

The Survival of the Bark Canoe, John McPhee.

 

I just bought a copy of The Pioneers by McCullough. I would think that would make a great read whilst exploring the woods.