What do you do if you're an amateur adventurer who dreams of hiking the Appalachian Trail and climbing Mount Everest, but you can't quit your day job or abandon personal commitments? John Sheirer created his own adventure: attempting to hike a nearby two-mile nature trail every day for a year. Sheirer discovered that an obsession with hiking the same New England trail every day can be surprisingly adventurous- ranging from blistering heat, flooding rain, whiteout snowstorms, early mornings, dark nights, and everything in between.

"... an excellent concept deftly executed ... engaging, funny, and thoughtful."
- David Miller, author of AWOL on the Appalachian Trail

"... I felt privileged to be brought along on John's journey. I recommend this book for anyone who loves to walk or is looking to be reminded why walking is so much more than exercise ..."
- Angela Ballard, coauthor of A Blistered Kind of Love:
One Couple's Trial by Trail

"... Loop Year will draw you in and captivate you with humor, heart, and keen-eyed detail ..."
- Rebecca Lawton, author of Reading Water: Lessons From
the River

"John Sheirer reminds us that there is a great deal of grace in our lives, if we only have sense enough to slow down and experience it."
- Elizabeth Hamilton, staff writer,
The Hartford Courant

"... an eloquent bit of Americana ... you will be enlarged, enlightened, and entertained ..."
- Jay Atkinson, author of Ice Time: A Tale of Fathers,
Sons, and Hometown Heroes

"... a gift from the author, full of honest writing ..."
- Diane Payne, author of Burning Tulips

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