Resouces

Books:

• Growing Girls: The natural origins of girls' organizations in America by Susan A. Miller
• Through Hiker's Eyes Volumes I and II by Larry Alexander
• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller
• Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
• The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht
• How to Hike the AT by Michelle Ray
• My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
• The Backpacker's Field Manual by Rick Curtis

Blogs:

• Official Girl Scout Blog
• Hike to Build a Hospital  My favorite Thru-hiker blog.  These 4 guys are trying to raise money to build a hospital in Africa.  And they're funny.

Websites:

• Great Girl Scout Hike  The Official Centenary hike for Girl Scouts.  Organized by Girl Scouts Virginia Skyline Council 
• Whiteblaze  Anything you ever wanted to know about the Appalachian trail.  By Hikers for Hikers.
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• Places I buy gear from:
• Campmor  This place tends to be cheaper, and plus who didn't pore over the little black and white newsprint catalogues as a kid (I WONDER what color this is!?)
• REI  Cooler in person (you can get in the tents there if you like...)