title: Love at First Hike: A Memoir About Love and Triumph on the Appalachian Trail
author:  Michelle Pugh 
description: Michelle "Brownie" Pugh is the author of "One More Song," which appeared in the July/August 2008 edition of American Camping magazine, and is featured in the book Solemates--Lessons on Life, Love &amp; Marriage from the Appalachian Trail by Randy "Windtalker" Motz and Georgia "Mom" Harris. Pugh lives in South Carolina, where she works as an emergency medical technician.
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  ![Love Reborn](../images/00001.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2014 by Yvonne Woon
  
  
  Designed by Marci Senders
  
  
  Cover photo (girl) © 2014 by Karen Pearson
  
  
  Additional cover photos © Shutterstock
  
  
  Cover design by Tyler Nevins
  
  
  
  
  
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  _For Paul,_  
  
  
  _who first walked this mountain path with me_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Title Page](part0000.html)
  
  
  * [Copyright](part0001.html)
  
  
  * [Dedication](part0002.html