.:. The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail - From Le Monastier to Le Bouchet
The trail of Stevenson , a two weeks' solo ramble (with Modestine as his beast of burden) in the mountains of Cévennes (south-central France), one of the first books to present hiking and camping as recreational activities. Robert Louis Stevenson tells of commissioning one of the first sleeping bags.
Stevenson was in his late 20s and still dependent on his parents for support...