2,000 Miles Around the Tree of Life: A Naturalist Hikes the Appalachian Trail

by Richard W Carroll

Overview

In 1975, when noted conservationist Dr. Richard W. Carroll made his thru-hike of the two-thousand-mile-long Appalachian Trail, he had a bachelor's degree in biology, but his real education about nature's splendors began long before any formal training. In Cheshire, Connecticut, his mother was known as "Lill, the Flower Lady," the naturalist-in-residence. 2,000 Miles around the Tree of Life: A Naturalist Hikes the Appalachian Trail is dedicated to her.

Richard began his journey from Springer Mountain, Georgia, on April 14, and on September 15, he climbed Mt. Katahdin at the northern terminus of the historic trail. Along the way, he kept a journal that his local newspaper based a series of articles on. Now, he has adapted his writings and observations into this moving memoir.

Though numerous books have been written about hiking the Appalachian Trail, none have captured the exhilarating sense of awe that comes from encounters with nature in quite the same way that this lifelong naturalist has-imbuing his writing with a poetic sensibility that speaks to the heart and stirs the soul.

So come along and travel deep into the heart of the ancient Appalachians, stopping to smell the flowers and ponder the majesty of the eastern woodlands as you immerse yourself in a remarkable and inspiring journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935925514
Publisher:	Peace Corps Writers
Publication date:	12/16/2014
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.27(d)

About the Author

Dr. Richard W. Carroll is a noted conservationist who has been recognized with several awards for his achievements. An accomplished naturalist, he walked the two-thousand-mile Appalachian Trail in 1975, one year after receiving a bachelor's degree in marine biology. He then spent five years in the Central African Republic as a Peace Corps volunteer, serving first as a fisheries extension agent in small villages and then as a wildlife biologist in isolated parks in the north of the country.

Dr. Carroll holds a PhD in forestry from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and served for thirty-five years as the vice president of the World Wildlife Fund's Africa and Madagascar programs, spending twenty years living in central Africa studying rhinos, elephants, and gorillas.

Recently retired, he is married with three children and two grandchildren.