Reflexiones de un caminante
A wonderful exploration of how trails help us understand the world, from invisible ant trails to trails across continents, from interstate highways to the internet. In 2009, while hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the trails under our feet: how do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? does it follow or attack it on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the world, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the ultimate. He learned the tricks of the master trail builders, traced long-lost Cherokee roads, and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor weaves his adventures with findings from science, history, philosophy, and nature's writing. Throughout the book, he reveals how the theme of forgotten paths sheds new light on a host of ancient questions: How does or...read more
