A review by bibliomaineiac
Blind Courage: Journey of Faith by Bill Irwin

4.0

I enjoyed reading yet another story of someone thru hiking the Appalachian Trail. This time, it was a man without sight, and his guide dog. I vaguely remembered hearing about him at the time he did his hike. I had assumed he did it with another hiking partner besides Orient, his dog. This is far from the truth. Having hiked a couple very small portions of the AT, including the northern terminus at Mt. Katahdin, I can't imagine the personal strength it takes to hike the trail, end to end. Let alone accomplishing the feat without sight. As many of these stories do, this one has significant religious overtones. While I am not religious myself, I can appreciate the faith many hikers exhibit while they make their journeys. The writing is well done, and I am happy to add this to my collection of hiking tales.