HIKE THE DUSTY TRAIL!

Follow the 2,500+ mile route from In a Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis

DISTANCE ESSENTIALS
2,599 Miles Clothing
Across 11 States • Rain shell • Wool hat
• Ohio • Colorado • Trekking pants • Sun hat
• Indiana • Utah • 2 pairs of thick • Lightweight shorts
wool socks • Sturdy hiking
• Illinois • Arizona
• Underwear boots
• Iowa • Nevada
• Nebraska • California
Gear
• Kansas
• Backpack • Small first-aid kit
• Backpack liner • Map and compass
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY (for river crossings)
• Sleeping pad
• Sunscreen
• Insect repellent
“Regret was (or bag) • Flints
for people with
• Tarp
nothing to
defend, people • Trekking poles
who had no • Cookpot with lid
water.”
 —Not a Drop to Drink
• Single-blade knife

Source for the essentials list: Backpacker.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY EPIC READS