I’m inviting all of you to come to the Duncannon, PA Appalachian Trail Community event June 2, 2012. There will be music, entertainment and food. At 1:30 pm I’m going to talk about funny things that happen while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. I’ll try to get you to laugh your socks off. This is […] Read more »

A review of Avalanche and Gorilla Jim, Appalachian Trail Adventures and Other Tales states:  “The bulk of this book deals with backpacking the Appalachian Trail, and it is a worthy successor to Bill Bryson’s classic book on that subject, A Walk in the Woods . . . . I recommend this book to anyone with […] Read more »

Carole Marks interviewed author Al Dragon on her national syndicated radio show A Touch of Grey.  They discussed Dragon’s new book Avalanche and Gorilla Jim, Appalachian Trail Adventures and Other Tales and its relationship to people being more active. Avalanche and Gorilla Jim is about a former army combat soldier and a semiretired lawyer who […] Read more »

Ralph Collier wrote a fantastic review in the Mainline Times about  Avalanche and Gorilla Jim, Appalachian Trail Adventures and Other Tales. The Mainline Times is the premier newspaper in the affluent mainline suburbs west of Philadelphia. He nails the 1600 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail with all its laugh out loud moments, adventures and […] Read more »

Charlie Foster is the April winner of the “WHAT’S FUNNY ABOUT HIKING” Contest with this gem: “My wife and I were in our favorite spot in the Adirondacks. It was in September right after Hurricane Irene. Before we left I knew we were going to get some left over wind and rain from the storm. […] Read more »