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About the Author

Leonard M. Adkins has received myriad awards for his writing. He is the author of more than 100 newspaper and magazine articles about the outdoors and travel and more than a dozen books, including several Explorer's Guides and 50 Hikes guides.

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Works by Leonard M. Adkins

Wildflowers of the Appalachian Trail (1999) — Editor — 53 copies

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Canonical name
Leonard M. Adkins
Gender
male
Occupations
writer
hiker
Organizations
Society of American Travel Writers
Awards and honors
West Virginia Division of Tourism's Stars of the Industry Award (2007)
Relationships
Adkins, Laurie (wife)
Short biography
Leonard M. Adkins, referred to as “The Habitual Hiker,” has hiked more than 19,000 miles in backcountry areas of the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean. He has thru-hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail five times, traversed the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico, followed the Pacific Northwest Trail through Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and walked Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Other long-distance journeys include Vermont’s Long Trail, West Virginia’s Allegheny Trail, and the Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas. His adventures in Europe include a trek of the Pyrenees High Route from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean along the border of France and Spain and an exploration of Iceland’s interior.
Places of residence
Virginia, USA
Associated Place (for map)
Virginia, USA

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My husband loves this book so much that after he *ahem* LOST it, we had to go out and buy another one.

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