MY HIKING GUIDE IS PUBLISHED!

“i don't mean to attract so much attention, but for those of you who may be interested, my hiking guide "hiking the endless mountains: exploring the wilderness of northeast pennsylvania" is now published and is on amazon.com and barnes & noble's website. it should begin to pop up in bookstores and outdoor stores over the next couple weeks.

almost 3 years of hard work as actually paid off.

the guide covers 56 hikes, most never before covered and reveals spectacular waterfalls, gorges, glens, cascades, vistas, and other awesome areas. several hikes are bushwhacks and i tried to appeal to both novice and experienced hikers.

i will also donate 20% of my proceeds to conservancies and trail organizations.

if you purchase one, let me know what you think. constructive criticism is welcome.”

“Very cool jmitch.”

“Nice going, jmitch.”

“Awesome!!!

I always felt there weren't enough guide books for hiking in PA!

Congrats...”

“Congratulations!”

“mine was shipped on 1/16
cant wait to read it”

“Good deal! Were you responsible for the maps, etc. also? As in you had to have a GPS to give distances, and some mapping skill to show the trails?”

“Totally cool! Congratulations!”

“Link to the Barnes and Noble page for jmitch's book.”

“thast's way cool mitch! you da author! if there was ever a remote possibility of me going to PN, i would but it in a second.”

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amazon.com

I can't wait to get one!”

“Wow. With friends like Violin, who needs publicists?”

“Im looking for a nice place to hike in Feb, So when I get the book i will have to see if this is where I want to go...

very cool.

Hey if I send it to you will you sign it then send it back?????”

“jmitch, can't wait to get one...now I can start planning a future ECT road trip...”

“Impressive! I am sure it was punishing to write, considering all the first hand "research" you had to do. .

They say do what you love and the money will follow. What an awesome thing.

Congratulations Jeff!!!”

“how does violin do that?

the cover pic is bradford falls, about 100 feet high. i stumbled upon it while bushwhacking along a creek, the falls isn't shown on any map or other book. there are about 5 other waterfalls along this stream, a truly spectacular place.”

“Does that mean you have included them in your book?”

“congratulations jeff!
Hope the sells go really well for you. If I'm ever out that way I'll pick up a copy. Checked out the links. Great cover shot :D”

“yes, it's included under the "falls creek" hike. majority of the hikes in the guide feature waterfalls”

“oops 'sells' shoulda read 'sales' but i'm sure y'all had that one figured out already”

“ok so if you would suggest a trip from your book for me, what one would it be?

looking for low miles, shelter
1 night”

“Congrats! I can't wait to get mine so when I go home I can get out and hike new areas.

But I take umbrage...I didn't see the backpacker.com mention when it was talking about you belonging to 'several hiking associations'!!! What's up wit dat???”

“Congrats jmitch...looking forward to checking out some of the hikes. I'll have to bring it on the next hike so you can personalize it!”

“That's fantastic, jmitch! You should be very proud.

Congratualtions! If I ever go hiking in Penn, I'll be sure to pick one up!”

“I want to buy one at a book signing event, so let us know when they are, 'kay?”

“I'll order one after I get back from backpacking this weekend.”

“Are there going to be any book signing events, Jmitch?”

“i have one planned for march in wilkes-barre, more will follow over the next few months, i'll let you know. thanks for all your support.”

“My book arrived today. It looks great Jeff! I'm itching to try out some of these hikes.”

“Okay, let us know. I can drive to Wilkes Barre.”

“great idea Lyndy! Dare and I will drive up for our signed copy too!

Keep us posted on your tour dates. :)”

“well, I just opened the box, and there was your book!
I got to tell ya, this is very nice. I cant wait to sit down and plan out my next hikes in the spring to PA. I love doing loops more then going in then bak tracking out. And your book has alot of loops.

You did a very ggod job!
Thank you for doing this and I also will drive to where ever you are to have the book signed!”

“hope you guys enjoy the guide, thanks for getting one. don't hesitate to offer some criticism or comments.”

“im going to get another one for you to sign so i can use this one and not feel bad about it!!”

“geez maple, i don't think the guide is good enough to buy twice!!”

“I purchased your book through Amazon and it arrived on Tuesday. Congratulations and thank you for putting the Endless Mountains on the map as one of Pennsylvania's premier hiking places. I found your book to be professionally designed and written, and I enjoyed reading your first person accounts. You can tell that a lot of time and effort when into getting everything just right. I grew up visiting the Endless Mountains, and yet you've presented many places I have never heard of, I'm really looking forward to checking out these hikes. Your book will be a valuable trail reference for many years to come. I hope you make a ton of money and appreciate you generous gesture of donating procedes to outdoor charities. All of your TT family should be real proud, you did a great job with this book!

Have you considered marketing the trail guide in electronic book format for use with PDAs?”

“Mapleleaf - are you gonna use your charge card to buy that second copy???

I'm gonna buy a second copy for my Mom and Dad.”

“thanks, some of the places described are truly breathtaking. i was amazed that they existed and weren't more recognized. that's why i wrote the guide to begin with.”

“Prediction: jmitch sells 3 books total to people other than trail talkers.

Northeast Pennsylvania? Good God, what a waste of time. How about East Northeast South Dakota? Or Jasper County Kansas? Or my friggin' back yard?

NO ONE GOES TO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. And the ones that do already know where to hike.

Talk about losing money on a product with no demand.”

“you are a troll! And you are trying to bait someone, aren't you?. That makes you a Nasty Master(baiter) hiker troll!”

“oh, look, a new troll!”

“Masterhiker- Be who you are. Why hide behind some other name? Too afraid to speak your mind on your own name? Then that makes you a coward.

Do you know what we do with cowards?”

“LMAO Capn Bobo!”

“that's funny. even if it is a waste of time, i had a blast doing it.

no, i think 6 non-TTers have bought my guide!”

“jmitch, thank you for wasting my time.
if it was not for your book, I would be wondering around lost in PA!!
The nerve of you for wanting to do this!
what makes people want to write about something that they love then want to share it with other people!!




j/k mitch and you know I love your book. hey, screw anyone that does not like it!!”