Walkin' on the Happy Side of Misery

In 1990, J. R. Tate (and his feisty hiker alter-ego, Model-T) braved all the dangers of the Appalachian Trail: grueling climbs, knee-wrecking descents, thunderstorms on mountaintops, snakes underfoot, wall-less privies, shelter-sleepers who snore like bears, and more. On the way, he had the time of his life, learning how much he was capable of and falling in love with the beauty of the Trail and the community that surrounds it. Follow along in Model-T's footsteps as he travels from Georgia to Maine, enjoying the beauty of the trail and enduring the hardships, always managing to walk on the right side of the fine line between misery and happiness.