“I can’t write as well as those guys, but I can walk a lot farther.”

Review: Wandering Home by Bill McKibben

When I first cracked open Bill McKibben’s book, Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America’s Most Hopeful Landscape, I thrilled with recognition. It opens on Vermont’s Long Trail, which McKibben describes as running “up and down like a giant’s EKG.” Having hiked the Long Trail in its entirety in 2016, I well-remember that sensation. Even though my map h…