Travels recounts Stevenson's 12-day, 200-kilometre (120 mi) solo hiking journey through the sparsely populated and impoverished areas of the Cévennes mountains in south-central France in 1878.[1] The terrain, with its barren rocky heather-filled hillsides, he often compared to parts of Scotland. The other principal character is Modestine, a stubborn, manipulative donkey he could never quite master. It is one of the earliest accounts to present hiking and camping outdoors as a recreational activity. It also tells of commissioning one of the first sleeping bags, large and heavy enough to require a donkey to carry.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	September 23, 2017
ISBN13	9781977571335
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	138
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 8 mm · 195 g
Language	English

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