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Clay Bonnyman Evans - aka Pony - set out on the Appalachian Trail in March 2016, intending only to walk as far as he could get by Memorial Day. But once he got started, he fell in love with the trail, the terrain and, most of all, his fellow thru-hikers, and he knew he'd go crazy if he didn't finish. "The Trail is the Teacher" is the story of his inadvertent flip-flop journey, the people he met, the trials and triumphs he walked through, and the many lessons the trail has to teach. Written with wry humor, deep reverence for the land, and love for the hiking community, this vivid memoir reveals how engaging with people in the wilderness can ease the human heart and restore hope.Clay Bonnyman Evans is a former newspaper reporter and columnist for such publications as the Los Angeles Times.