Three
friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike “the most beautiful
long-distance trail in the world,” the John Muir Trail. From the outset, their
adventure is complicated by self-inflicted accidents and ferocious weather,
then enriched when they “adopt” a young hiker abandoned by her partner along
the trail.
The women experience the terror of lightning at eleven-thousand feet, the thrill of walking through a towering waterfall, and the joy of dancing among midnight moonshadows. For a month, they live immersed in vast natural beauty, tackle the trail’s physical demands, and find camaraderie among an ensemble cast of eccentric trail characters. Together, they are pulled forward toward the trail’s end atop the highest peak in the High Sierra, Mt. Whitney, and the culmination of their transformative journey.
Publisher:
Black Rose Writing (September 2023)
ISBN-10:
1685132812
ISBN-13:
9781685132811
ASIN:
B0CGRP2V35
Print
length: 396 pages
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About the Author
Joan
lives under the spell of wanderlust. She takes wing, whenever possible, for
actual destinations near and far and for literary locales in the pages of
books. A native Californian, Joan lives in the Northern California foothills of
the majestic Sierra Nevada, a world she loves exploring. Joan navigated her way
through two careers—marketing computers, then sailboats—before applying her
love of storytelling to her dual passions for teaching and writing.
programs
at Sierra College and UC Davis Extension.
You
can find her online at:
Substack/Blog
– https://joangriffin.substack.com/
Facebook
Author – www.facebook.com/joangriffinauthor
Instagram
– https://www.instagram.com/griffin.joan/
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