To revisit this discussion. Over the past year and a half I was inspired to revisit Colin Fletcher in depth. Using Walking Man as a backdrop for Fletcher backstory, I read in order Thousand Mile Summer, Walk through Time, Secret World, Man from the Cave, Winds of Mara, and River. I threw in a copy of the first edition of Complete Walker for good measure since that was my introduction to Fletcher.

It was good to have the backstory along the way. Secret World was my least favorite, and The Man from the Cave took some time to grind through, but I remain a Fletcherista to the end. Winds of Mara was beautiful, but through all the books I loved the poetry of his words.