Walking Towards Thunder - my John Muir Trail adventure

by Brad Alan Lewis

Hiking the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada mountains is one of modern life's great adventures. Three young women start out on the JMT from Yosemite - one quits within a few days - another quits a week later. Only one woman Izzy. Izzy marches onward towards Mt. Whitney. Izzy has cool adventures along the way. Izzy is cool. The terrain is magnificient. Does she make it all the way to Whitney - 211 miles? Read and find out. This book is 'FTV' - fiction, thinly veiled.

195 pages

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Olympic gold medalist (rowing, 1984) writes a bunch of books. Then goes hiking, specifically the John Muir Trail. I've hiked the length of the JMT (223 miles) 27 times over the last 35 years. Solo. Better that way. You can go slow or go fast. Stop when you want. Eat when you want. Sleep late or get up at 1:30 AM and hit the trail. Who's to say no?

Maybe I'll see you one the trail next summer? Hope so.

Reviews

[asogi]

Typos, oddly gendered passages. Both the plot and story are pretty static. I should have seen when I got this that it was fiction, it wasn't what I was expecting at all.

[Rick Bayko]

Three weeks on the John Muir Trail through the Sierras, transforming a young lady from a city slicker to a lean, mean, hiking machine. Many ups & downs both literally and figuratively. Makes one want to go out and take up the challenge.

[amanda]

Get it here: [http://www.bradalanlewis.com/WALKING%...]

[John]

One of the most pleasant books I've ever read. A well-written and lived-in journey of self-discovery, self-love, and self-reliance