NATURAL RESOURCES BOOK REVIEW - HAPPY TRAILS.``The Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail, officially Appalachian National Scenic Trail, hiking path, 2,144 mi (3,450 km) long, passing through 14 states, E United States. : Calling Me Back to the Hills'' By Earl Shaffer Earl V. Shaffer (November 8, 1918 - May 5, 2002), was an American outdoorsman and author known from 1948 as The Crazy One (and eventually as The Original Crazy One (Westcliffe Publishers, 2001, $39.95) In 1948, Earl Shaffer became the first person to complete a thru-hike of the legendary Appalachian Trail and, at age 79, repeated his feat - now fairly commonplace but nonetheless remarkable. Shaffer, considered by many to be the father of the modern American adventuring movement, died a year ago. His thoughts, ideas and ideals live on in this book. Shaffer's poetry, Bart Smith's stunning photography and the thought of a 29-year-old Shaffer completing the 2,160 miles accompanied only by an arcane canvas rucksack are enough to inspire connections with wilderness to come. - Michael A. Anastasi INTERNET - It's fishing, of coarse Crash coarse: Those crazy Aussies. Leave it to the folks Down Under to fish for a species most Americans would be afraid to order at their neighborhood Red Lobster simply because asking their waiters for a fillet fillet /fil·let/ (fil´et) 1. a loop, as of cord or tape, for making traction on the fetus. 2. in the nervous system, a long band of nerve fibers. fil·let n. 1. of coarse might be a little awkward. As it turns out, coarse isn't a kind of fish but a style that evolved in medieval Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. . The Coarse Fishing Coarse fishing is an angling method, mostly popular throughout the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. The main target species for this type of angling include:
``Coarse fishing, Coarse angling, call it what you will, this is a form of fishing practiced) across the world,'' the Web site declares. ``It embraces specimen hunting, pole fishing, match fishing, club angling and of course fishing for pleasure.'' So what is coarse fishing? It's a form of bait fishing, with more unorthodox equipment than simply wetting a nightcrawler on the end of your ultra-light gear. ``The baits and gear differ greatly, line is usually heavier in breaking strain than match anglers use and hook size is also larger,'' the site's description reads. ``Rods in general have a heavier test curve but the basic methods are very similar. Among Australia's most popular fish caught with the coarse method are of course species unheard of Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. Unknown to fame; obscure. - Glanvill. See also: Unheard Unheard in the trout and bass-friendly United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . While the English Perch sounds reasonable enough, how many anglers can claim to have landed a tench and (we're not kidding) a roach. - Chris Cocoles CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: no caption (book: ``The Appalachian Trail: Calling Me Back to the Hills'') Box: TUNE IN |
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