Lucy and Susan Letcher, a.k.a. The Barefoot Sisters, Isis & Jackrabbit, are two amazing young women who hiked the Appalachian trail...yes, barefoot!!! http://www.trailcast.org/programs/16 "If you’ve ever read any Appalachian trail journals you probably have read about these two sisters who hiked the trail barefoot– turned around, and hiked it in the opposite direction– still barefoot. Isis and Jackrabbit talk about their legendary 2001 yo-yo thru-hike, their trailnames, and how/why they did it barefoot…" You can enjoy the interview to Lucy and Susan downloading the MP3 file from here: http://www.trailcast.org/podcasts/trailcast-07-27-Jun-2005.mp3 They have also written two books about their adventure: The Adventures of the Barefoot Sisters, Book 1: Southbounders The Adventures of the Barefoot Sisters, Book 2: Walking Home and there's a most recent edition too: Barefoot Sisters: Southbound
http://lianawoman.blogspot.com/2009/01/adventures-of-barefoot-sisters.html Wednesday, January 14, 2009 The adventures of the barefoot sisters [cue music] A long time ago, in what seems like a galaxy far away (before Bush, before graduate school, before the word "tranch" made its way into ordinary conversation), two sisters decided to hike the Appalachian Trail. And they decided, for reasons of their own, to hike it barefoot. Of course, most of you probably know this already. What you may not know is that the chronicle of our adventure is available at last, from a reputable publisher. Dear readers, I am proud to present "The Barefoot Sisters: Southbound," published by Stackpole Press in Pennsylvania. You can get your very own copy by clicking on the "Buy my A.T. book!" link on this page. You may notice that the link takes you not to a bookstore, but to Campmor. I encourage you to buy it there, because a buyer at Campmor was central to the effort that made the publication of this book a reality. He found a copy of our limited-edition, self-published book, and liked it so much that he acted as our agent and shopped it around to publishers. Roger W., words are not enough to thank you for your efforts!
