Lost? What to do.

Al Dragon’s article “Getting Lost and Getting Found – Hiking and Backpacking” appeared in SectionHiker, Hiking and Backpacking for Beginners and Experts http://sectionhiker.com/tag/what-to-do-if-you-get-lost-hiking/. Good pointers on what to do if you feel disoriented, and tips on how to avoid getting lost. Read more »

Al Dragon on travel expert Rick Steves’ radio show about Appalachian Trail

World famous travel expert Rick Steves hosts a weekly radio program, Travel with Rick Steves, which airs across the country. Rick Steves lively interview with me about the Appalachian Trail and Avalanche and Gorilla Jim will be broadcast on August 11, 2012. For a complete list of North American stations and air times, please see this website: […] Read more »

Small newspaper joins larger publications in praising Avalanche and Gorilla Jim

We appreciate Avalanche and Gorilla Jim’s great reviews from large publications, but we love the most recent review from a small newspaper in Tennessee which stated: “A good book written by Albert Dragon about his Appalachian Trail adventures with a friend he met on the trail that would turn out to be his hiking buddy […] Read more »

Radio interviews continue

Had a great time being interviewed by Bob Cudmore on his radio show on WVTL, AMSTERDAM, NY.  We talked about backpacking and Avalanche and Gorilla Jim. We’ll try to get an MP3 of the interview up on our Media page. I haven’t been counting, but it feels like about a dozen radio personalities have had […] Read more »

Backpacking – Avalanche and Gorilla Jim – Publicity takes off

Last week Albert Dragon was interviewed on five radio shows about the backpacking book Avalanche and Gorilla Jim, Appalachian Trail Adventures and Other Tales. The talk varied from the humorous, such as the origins of the trail names Avalanche and Gorilla Jim, to Dragon’s rescue in a mountain snow storm in Tennessee. A number of publications […] Read more »