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The Midway Point of Writing a Book

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, July 26, 2010,
A number of friends have told me that I need to write a book about my travels. They remind me of all the places I've seen, and encourage me to write a book about it all. So, after hearing enough of it, I've finally got the ball rolling and am about halfway through the story - something I've found to be much more difficult than I had initially anticipated.

I knew writing a book would be a lot of work, but you just pour so much of yourself into it that it's difficult not to fuss over every...

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The National Parks

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, May 24, 2010,
In the past year that I've had my annual National Park pass I've hit 24 national parks, monuments and historic sites. Some I've spent quite a bit of time exploring, and others have been mere afternoon stops on my way to something else. But the one thing that they all have in common is that they've made me more and more curious and interested in my country's national parks. Because of this, I picked up The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns to read and learn mor...

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On the Road

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, September 15, 2009,
Jack Kerouac's On the Road is travel writing as it should be. It is a vivid description of interesting personalities partaking in bizarre adventures that cause them to criss cross the United States for no other reason than to be somewhere else, to experience life in a different place. And that, in my opinion, is exactly why traveling should be done.

Early on in my reading the idea crossed my mind that this is quite a simply written story and one that anyone could really do. But, then I r...

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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail turned out to be a much better buy at the Denver Public Library used book sale than the Theroux sadness I recently read. Granted it was only a dollar as well, but what a great find, or gift rather. And that gift is what I want to talk about here.

Why not review the book I'm saying I'm going to review? Well, alright, I'll do that first. It's a Bill Bryson book, so everyone already knows it'll be a winner. And yeah...
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