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The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind--And Almost Found Myself--On the Pacific Crest Trail
Contributor(s): White, Dan (Author)

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ISBN: 0061376930     ISBN-13: 9780061376931
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2008
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Annotation: In this hilarious and harrowing account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, White shares the hardships they face as he and his girlfriend confront nature, themselves, and each other.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa)
- Travel | Special Interest - Adventure
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
Dewey: 917.9
LCCN: 2007048221
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.4" W x 7.96" L (0.67 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/24/2008 pg. 60
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2008 pg. 415
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2008 pg. 99
 
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"In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's A Walk In the Woods and Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I couldn't put it down." --Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of The Last Season

When Dan White and his girlfriend Melissa set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed "The Lois and Clark Expedition" by a fellow hiker, quit their doldrum jobs to set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provided these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other.

In his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers' footsteps, he starts to wonder if he's assumed the man's bravery--or his insanity.

Both hilarious and harrowing, this account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a testament to the power of nature to change us and the power of love to get us through the uphill climbs.


Contributor Bio(s): White, Dan: -

Dan White is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Backpacker magazine. He received his MFA from Columbia University, and he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.


 
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