Reddit reviews Listening for Coyote: A Walk Across Oregon's Wilderness
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You might like this book. At one point he accidentally eats some bad mushrooms on a solo hike across Oregon and nearly dies.
I enjoyed reading Listening for Coyote: A Walk Across Oregon's Wilderness by William Sullivan (https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Coyote-Across-Oregons-Wilderness/dp/0870715267). He is the author of many of the best hiking guide books for Oregon. The story is before the popularity of thru-hiking and describes his challenging adventure across the changing terrain of the state.
I'm now reading Cadillac Desert, a classic book about water in the western US and the water stolen by LA from the Owens River, less about hiking but still possibly of interest, especially if you live in California.
I also enjoy picking up old guide books on less popular areas and flipping through them. Lost of stuff is no longer relevant but its interesting to read about long lost trails and how much has changed (or hasn't). Currently perusing the 1992 Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Guidebook by Jeffrey P. Schaffer.
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Edit: if your looking for something more technical the US Army Map Reading and Land Navigation Guide is free and has some interesting stuff. The parts about defending your position against enemy forces were less relevant to my backpacking trips. https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-25-26.pdf
I'm reading this one right now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0961815272/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here's one that looks good, too:
https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Coyote-Across-Oregons-Wilderness/dp/0870715267/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PRYJR1A24STMYKGQSKKS
I have another Oregon guide book from a local shop here. It covers all regions of OR, with extra chapters and detail on Portland area.
Link?
Do obscure and hard to reach locations. True challenges.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Coyote-Across-Oregons-Wilderness/dp/0870715267
That guy set out not knowing what was ahead and what changes would come.