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Walk, ride, paddle : a life outside / Tim Kaine.

by Kaine, Timothy M., author.

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[Nashville, Tennessee] : Harper Horizon, [2024]

Kaine, Timothy M.

Kaine, Timothy M. -- Travel.

United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.

Voyages and travels.

Virginia -- Description and travel.

Virginia -- Politics and government.

9781400339457 (hardcover) :

1400339456 (hardcover) :

xv, 367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

"In 2019, Tim Kaine--Virginia senator and former Democratic vice presidential candidate--commemorated both his sixtieth birthday and his twenty-fifth year in public office by undertaking a three-part journey across the Virginia landscape as he hiked, cycled, and canoed across the state. His chronicle became an organic reflection of the extraordinary events occurring across America during that time, including two impeachment trials, a global pandemic, growing racial protests, the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and more. During weekends and in Senate recess weeks, Kaine--over a period of several years--hiked the 559 miles of the Appalachian Trail that cross Virginia from Harpers Ferry to the Tennessee border; biked 321 miles along the crest of the Virginia Blue Ridge on the beautiful parkways built during the Great Depression to create jobs and give everyday people on the East Coast an accessible place to vacation; and canoed the entire James River--348 miles from its headwaters in the Allegheny Mountains to its entrance into the Chesapeake Bay. Along the way, Kaine reflected on the events that have shaped both his life and the world around him, sharing his deep love for the natural world and the importance of preserving it for future generations in a fascinating memoir that blends adventure, reflection, and political insight."-- Publisher.

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