| Below are links
to images of each page of the 1983 Philosopher's Guide to the AT carried by Gonzo!
on his 1983 AT thruhike. This was the state of the art information guide for the
time. There is a beginning section providing preparatory advice and later giving
the most current trail and town information that did not show up in the official
AT guides provided by the ATC. There is a short history at the beginning relating
how the idea for the guide came into being and makes reference to its forerunner,
"The Bootleg Guide to the AT." There was also a guide produced similar
to the bootleg guide during the first few years of the '80s known as the "Beer
Drinker & Ice Cream eaters Guide to the AT."
Front
Cover:
Inside
front cover:
First Sheet:
Intro to the Guide Page
1: Check list of gear Page
2: cont., weather, pack weight Page
3: general advice Page
4: general advice Page
5: dogs, snakes, water Page
6: Trail Ethics Page
7: thoughts on the hike Page
8: cont. Page
9: Shakespeare & final advice Page
10: Amicalola Falls to Hot Springs Page
11: cont. Page
12: cont. Page
13: cont. Page
14: cont. Page
15: Hot Springs to Damascus Page
16: cont. Page
17: Damascus to Harpers Ferry Page
18: cont. Page
19: cont. Page
20: cont. Page
21: cont. Page
22: cont. Page
23: Harpers Ferry to Delaware Water Gap Page
24: cont. Page
25: cont. Page
26: cont. Page
27: Delaware Water Gap to Mass. - Vermont line Page
28: cont. Page
29: cont. Page
30: cont. Page
31: cont. Page
32: Mass. - Vermont line to Gorham Page
33: cont. Page
34: cont. Page
35: cont. Page
36: Gorham to Katahdin Page
37: cont. Page
38: cont. Page
39: cont. Inside
back cover: Important Addresses Back
cover:
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