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"Foremost of the book's qualities is excellent writing. Joan carefully and creatively structures every sentence to make for an entertaining read.

Awol on the Appalachian Trailauthor, David Miller, December 2006

"Having now covered more than half of the projected 4600 miles of footpath, Joan writes with humor and passion for exploring and protecting this national treasure."

North Star, July 2006

"Young has an easy, breezy way of writing that makes reading both pleasurable and informative... She also tells it like it is."

Big Rapids Pioneer, Jan 25, 2006

"...a great read for hikers: color pictures, riveting tales, and endless adventures, all told from the hiking experiences of a mere mortal (as opposed to thirty-mile-a-day long-legged youngsters). Partway through the book, you almost start thinking you could do it, too."

Finger Lakes Trail News, Fall 2005

"A rich testament to the hiking experience, North Country Cache skillfully blends Joan's keen knowledge of local history with a wonderful sense of time and place"

Gregory A. Miller, Ph.D., President, American Hiking Society

"In North Country Cache, hiker Joan Young shows us the heart of a poet, the mind of a philosopher, and the energy of an explorer, as she stubbornly seeks the many human and natural treasures of America's longest foot trail."

Worldwalk author Steven M. Newman

"Joan Young's humor, insight and enthusisam make North Country Cache a thoroughly satisfying journey. She is an excellent writer and a welcome traveling companion."

Brag Herzog- author of States of Mind and Small World, a Microcosmic Journey