What people are saying... "Just in time to counteract Bill Bryson's lumbering: A Walk in the Woods, here is a book by a guy who actually made it through."JHM "The author’s style is breezy, intimate; he talks to you, to himself, to his trail mates. When he describes a day on the AT you see it, feel it, as if you are there. He writes fluidly, always compellingly readable." JW

Unflinchingly honest, vividly told, funny, true, fascinating, exciting---Pacific Dream is all these things. John writes with a candor that's shockingly fresh and real. His prose is clear as the water in one of the rushing streams he fords. It's as if the reader walks the trail with him, and he makes every step of his trek from Mexico to Canada as exciting as it is surprising.

"Written in the best tradition of literary travel logs, Illig's narrative weaves a rich tapestry of trail culture, the people he meets and the Herculean efforts of Illig's own hiking accomplishment. We not only get the details of how one begins and executes a four-month-long through-hike, but we get a sense of the author through the strong voice that runs throughout the book." --Peter Laurie

Danger, belly laughs, inspiration, white sand beaches, old growth forests, mud, tree roots, river crossings, straining muscles, incredible views and two friends who probably had no business even attempting the West Coast Trail. This is the true life adventure, as reported by a middle aged traveler, who finds that a life changing event becomes both life-altering and life-affirming during the seven day wilderness hike on Vancouver Island's rugged west coast.Robert J Bannon takes the r...

The man-eating proclivities of Komodo dragons. The complicated art of being a cowgirl. A picaresque ramble with a merry band of tree-cleaners. The big-wave crusaders of the world's best surfers. For the past twenty years, Outside magazine has set the standard for original and engaging reports on travel, adventure, sports, and the environment.Along the way, many of America's best journalists and storytellers--including such writers as Jon Krakauer, Tim Cahill, E. Annie Proulx, Edwar...

5 States, 148 Hiking Days, 25 Supply Points, 130 Maps A how-to adventure for both armchair and real-life hikers. Foreword by Steve Dudley, Executive Director of the Continental Divide Trail Alliance.  An avid outsoorswoman, West Point graduate and former Captain in the U.S. Army, Jennifer Hanson — with her husband Greg Allen — set off to thru-hike the 2,400-mile Continental Divide Trail. Together they traversed: Arid ranchlands of New M...

* Winner of the 2003 Barbara Savage Miles from Nowhere Award* A blend of romance, humor, and adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail* Written in "he said/she said" alternating chapters, this young couple each tell their own storyThey're not sure which came first -- falling in love with each other or falling in love with the idea of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (the length of California, Oregon, and Washington). At the trailhead, the young couple was warned that there w...

In his latest tour of the earth's remote, exotic, and dismal places, the author of Road Fever and A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg sleeps with a grizzly bear, witnesses demonic possession in Bali, and survives a run-in with something called the Throne of Doom in Guatemala. Vivid and outrageously funny.

Sometimes Life throws a curve ball and we need to catch it. It becomes a choice and turns into a commitment as it did for us. Spirit rescued me after I lost my only Child Lance to liver cancer, I rescued him two days away from euthanasia, and together we rode and camped full time throughout this beautiful country looking for answers. Some I found, others not. Mother Nature became our mistress taking us on her path while we chased that illusive ball. For eight years we have honed and sharpe...

In April 2004, Barbara Egbert and Gary Chambers and their precocious 10-year-old daughter Mary embarked on a 2,650-mile hike from Mexico to Canada along the famed Pacific Crest Trail. This the well-told tale of their epic adventure, which required love, perseverance, and the careful rationing of toilet paper. Six months later, Mary would become the youngest person ever to successfully walk the entire trail.The trio weathered the heat of the Mojave, the jagged peaks of the Sierra, the rain ...

This adventure recounts the humorous but often life-threatening experiences of one hiker as he climbs the fifty-five (not fifty-four!) Colorado mountains of 14 000 feet and above.

“Pam Houston catches the voice of an entire generation of adventurous young women whose intrepid hearts lead them into deep water.”—ElleRenowned author Pam Houston treats us to a celebration of real-life adventures in this rich collection of essays. Ranging over five years and five continents, A Little More About Me introduces us to a woman—adventure-seeking, curious, and awestruck—whose experiences resonate with our own navigation through life’s ...