Walking Down a Dream

Day 88 - 1130 trail miles north Ward Peak Northern California Boy that was a long way up! exclaims the day-hiker a mile or two from the road. Where are you coming from? Oh Mexico I say coolly and saunter on by. Faced with the prospect of a nine-to-five job Natasha Carver instead decided to walk from Mexico to Canada. She followed the Pacific Crest Trail - 2658 miles through the wildernesses of California Oregon and Washington - encountering rattlesnakes and bears and learning to survive with her own company. Based on her journals Walking Down a Dream is a humorous account of despair excitement and resolve. The book describes a geographical and personal journey through desert snow blisters and rehydrated pasta and introduces several eccentric characters including Staggering Willy Wonderwoman and the Wolfpack.