What is "Force of Nature"?
Update: A Synopsis of My Adventure Memoir, NOW Published and Available!
What’s FORCE OF NATURE?
It’s a boots-on-the-ground outdoor adventure memoir that recounts the tale of my long-distance backpacking trek through California’s Sierra Nevada on the iconic John Muir Trail, AKA “the most beautiful long-distance trail in the world”.
Cappy, Jane, and I, all in our in our fifties, bring back-country experience to our journey through the wilderness. Our adventure is complicated and enriched, however, when mid-trek we adopt an “orphaned” and inexperienced younger hiker.
Together, we face challenges from Mother Nature—lightning and thunder above 10,000 feet, high water river crossings on logs (my greatest fear), mosquitoes, and vast snowfields—but we also experience satisfaction in overcoming each of those challenges. We find sheer joy in the grand and peaceful beauty that surrounds us day and night—rainbow fields of wildflowers, dancing waterfalls, fiery alpenglow sunsets, 360º you-can-see-forever views from atop mountain passes, and infinite stars reflected in glassy ponds.
An ensemble cast of colorful characters—with “trail names” like Scarecrow, Bear, and the Journalists—populate the trail and my story. After 28 action-packed and beauty-filled days, we celebrate our final success at the top of the world—on the summit of 14,500-foot Mount Whitney.
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