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