10 Books I Read on the John Muir Trail (And One I Wish I'd Brought)
Three weeks in the Sierra Nevada taught me that the right book can make a rest day feel like a second summit. Here's what survived the cut.
Sam Rivera
May 18, 2026
Curated titles for hikers, campers, and nature lovers — plus the reading accessories that belong on every trail.
Adventure
by Jon Krakauer
Accessories
by WildReads Gear
Nature Writing
by Edward Abbey

Stationery
Ecology
by Aldo Leopold

by WildReads Gear
Browse 180+ titles across nature writing, adventure, ecology, and the accessories that make reading outdoors a pleasure.
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"WildReads sent me off with the perfect stack. I read Desert Solitaire in Utah and it was like Abbey was walking beside me."
Three weeks in the Sierra Nevada taught me that the right book can make a rest day feel like a second summit. Here's what survived the cut.
Sam Rivera
May 18, 2026
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