The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)

The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)
by Dan White

The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)
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Author: Dan White
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-01
ISBN: 0061376930
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: Trail of self-discovery
Summary: 5 Stars

A whimsical and at the same time touching memoir of hiking the 2600 mile Pacific Crest Trail.

With Dan White's lively and gifted style of writing we journey through desolate deserts, open spaces, majestic mountains and more importantly human emotional landscapes. From silliness and pleasure, to pain, confusion and madness, White experiences the gamut of personal feelings.

Along the trail Dan and his girlfriend stumble upon free spirited souls such as Todd the Sasquatch, "Wolf", the "Gingerbread Man", "Doctor John", eighty-four year old "trail angel" Milt Kenney and a plenitude of others. At times survival was on shaky legs. How they muddle through all this will satisfy the page turner.

A talented and enjoyable read. Couldn't put it down.

Summary of The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind-and Almost Found Myself-on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.)

The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parents-among others-thought they were nuts. How could two people who'd never even shared an apartment together survive six months in the desert with little more than a two-person tent and some trail mix? But when these addled adventurers, dubbed "the Lois and Clark Expedition" by their benevolent trail-guru, set out for the American wilderness, the hardships of the trail-and one delicious-looking cactus-test the limits of love and sanity.

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