Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail Series

Walkin' on the Happy Side of Misery

by J R Tate

Published 1 November 2001

Story of J. R. "Model-T" Tate's thru-hike of the Appalachian TrailRecollections of grueling climbs, knee-wrecking descents, mountaintop thunderstorms, snakes underfoot, and the myriad characters encountered on an AT thru-hikeConveys the beauty of the trail and the community that surrounds it