Eberhart, a.k.a. the Nimblewill Nomad, was a 60-year-old retired doctor in January 1998 when he set off on a foot journey that carried him 4,400 miles from the Florida Keys to the far north of Quebec. Writing in a vivid journal style, the author unabashedly recounts the amazing tale.
Eberhart, a.k.a. the Nimblewill Nomad, was a 60-year-old retired doctor in January 1998 when he set off on a foot journey that carried him 4,400 miles from the Florida Keys to the far north of Quebec. Writing in a vivid journal style, the author unabashedly recounts the amazing tale.
Best known by his trail name, Nimblewill Nomad, M. J. Eberhart, the son of a country doctor, grew up in a little village in the Ozark Highlands of Missouri. He's an Armed Forces veteran. After serving, he settled in as the senior practitioner in a busy three-doctor optometric practice in Florida. He's divorced, has two sons, Jay and Jon, and two dear granddaughters, Jillian Amber (Jay and Theresa) and Mia Simone (Jon and Terri). He now resides near his childhood home with his schoolmate and sweetheart, Dwinda. Eb, as most off-trail friends know him, began hiking and backpacking in the early '80s. Always an avid outdoorsman, now retired, he's making up for lost time after being cooped up in examination rooms with no windows for nearly 30 years.
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Dedication Foreword About the Author Preface to the Paperback Edition Map Introduction Chapter 1: Florida National Scenic Trail Chapter 2: The Grand Connection * Section 1: Florida/Alabama Roadwalk * Section 2: Alabama Pinhoti Trail * Section 3: Georgia Pinhoti Trail * Section 4: Benton MacKaye Trail Chapter 3: Appalachian National Scenic Trail Chapter 4: Le Sentier International des Appalaches/International Appalachian Trail Chapter 5: Keys/Everglades Roadwalk Credits Index
