Notes from the Field

Name: Notes from the Field
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A Diary of Journeys Near and Far

Kirk Ward Robinson

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Highlandhome Publishing
16 August 2022

Transport: general interest; Cycling; Travel & holiday guides; Adventure holidays; Travel writing

Series: Notes from the Field

This new edition of Notes from the Field: A Diary of Journeys Near and Far is the opening volume in a trilogy of travels close to home and around the world.

From a toddler in a storm-tossed Cessna to a sexagenarian on the Appalachian Trail, Kirk Ward Robinson was struck by wanderlust early on, abetted by an accidental career that kept him on the move for the better part of two decades, always observant along the way for those moments beyond the common.

Through a memory for fine detail and a penchant for recording his journeys on paper, the Notes from the Field series documents a life in motion, from city blocks to sandstone canyons, from mountain tops to miles at sea, often pushing the limits of mind and body in an obsession to go and see and do in a race against time and mortality, all faithfully recounted in vignettes that are sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious, but always informative, from his earliest memories to the sobering present, where time is advancing more quickly than his journeys to come.

See also Volumes II and III of the series:

More Notes from the Field: Southbound on the Appalachian Trail and Other Journeys

Final Notes from the Field: Northbound on the Appalachian Trail

By: Kirk Ward Robinson
Imprint: Highlandhome Publishing
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780999604298
ISBN 10: 0999604295
Series: Notes from the Field
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kirk Ward Robinson, a four-time Appalachian Trail thru-hiker, was born and raised in south Texas and has since lived in every continental American time zone. He is an inveterate hiker and cyclist, which is how he prefers to travel and explore the world. His wide-ranging career has included roles as a chief operating officer, bookstore manager, stagehand, bicycle mechanic, and executive director of an educational non-profit organization in cooperation with the National Park Service. Robinson has been twice named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books: in 2012 for Life in Continuum, and in 2015 for The Appalachian. He earned five stars from Foreword Clarion Reviews for his novel The Latter Half of Inglorious Years.These days he maintains a small ancestral farm in the hills of Tennessee.www.kirkwardrobinson.com

Reviews for Notes from the Field: A Diary of Journeys Near and Far

Robinson writes with a wonderful feel for character and setting. His supple prose mixes nuanced psychological realism with hauntingly evoked landscapes. - Kirkus Discoveries