: The Globe Pequot Press, 2003. Print. In the non-fictional guide, Hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway, the author explains and emphasizes the beauty of the North Carolina and Virginia mountains to their audience. The 469-mile Parkway leads you to historic sites and landmarks, and multiple natural wonders and phenomenons. It also offers “insights into Southern Appalachia’s unique cultural heritage” and beauty that you find along the scenic roadway. This book is similar to Hiking North Carolina because it also offers information about a few of the same sites. However, what makes this non-fictional book unique is that it include hiking information about trails along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a peaceful roadway carved into the mountains that gives the public access to the Appalachian Mountains and the beauty it has to offer. It provides it’s readers a more bountiful amount of information.
Johnson, Randy. Hiking North Carolina. Guilford: The Globe Pequot Press, 1996. Print. This is an informal non-fictional book that’s main idea is to present North Carolina as a desirable hiking area to capture the reader’s attention. It contains summaries of over two-hundred hikes available to explore in North Carolina, such as the Appalachian Trail, Grandfather…show more content… Henion and Strayed both experienced a life-changing challenges, however through small revelations the two women realized to regain their true-selves and happiness through the difficulties of exploring and overcoming privations Mother Nature threw at them. This book stands away from the other because unlike the women from Untamed and Wild, Henion faces the struggle of handling the job of being a mother while exploring the natural world, and for that she should be commended. She maintains her loyalties to her son and performs her motherly duties, all while she explores the
