Walking Down a Dream

<B>Day 88 – 1130 trail miles north<BR>Ward Peak Northern California</B><BR><BR>Boy that was a long way up! exclaims the day-hiker a mile or two from the road. Where are you coming from?<BR>Oh Mexico I say coolly and saunter on by.<BR><BR>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 <I>Walking Down a Dream</I> 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.