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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."
If anyone has copies of either of these early guides,
please contact us so you can either donate them to the
Museum, or arrange to make copies for us. To be legible,
some of the images are large in terms of internet usage,
and may be a problem for those using dialup connections.
For others with faster connections, there will probably
be no problem. Thank You.
Front
Cover:
Inside
front cover:
First
Sheet: Intro to the Guide
Page
1: Check list of gear
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2: cont., weather, pack weight
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3: general advice
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4: general advice
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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
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11: cont.
Page
12: cont.
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13: cont.
Page
14: cont.
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15: Hot Springs to Damascus
Page
16: cont.
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17: Damascus to Harpers Ferry
Page
18: cont.
Page
19: cont.
Page
20: cont.
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21: cont.
Page
22: cont.
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23: Harpers Ferry to Delaware Water Gap
Page
24: cont.
Page
25: cont.
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26: cont.
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27: Delaware Water Gap to Mass. - Vermont line
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28: cont.
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29: cont.
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30: cont.
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31: cont.
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32: Mass. - Vermont line to Gorham
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33: cont.
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34: cont.
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35: cont.
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36: Gorham to Katahdin
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37: cont.
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38: cont.
Page
39: cont.
Inside
back cover: Important Addresses
Back
cover:
Tell
is about your memorabilia: please use the following
email and indicate the subject as "Historic
Trail memorabilia" to help us prevent accidental
deletion as spam.
Electronic mail
General Information: trailtales@atmuseum.org
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Last Modified 06/13/09
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