{"product_id":"the-cactus-eaters-how-i-lost-my-mind-and-almost-found-myself-on-the-pacific-crest-trail-9780061376931","title":"The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind--And Almost Found Myself--On the Pacific Crest Trail","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In the well-written, laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating spirit of Bill Bryson's \u003cem\u003eA Walk In the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e and Nora Ephron's \u003cem\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/em\u003e, Dan White takes us along for a walk on the wild side of adventure and love. I couldn't put it down.\" --Eric Blehm, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Season\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dan White and his girlfriend Melissa set out to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada through boiling desert and snowcapped mountain passes, his parents wondered how two people who had never shared an apartment could survive in a tent in the desert. But when Dan and Melissa, dubbed \"The Lois and Clark Expedition\" by a fellow hiker, quit their doldrum jobs to set out into the wilderness, the hardships of the trail provided these addled adventurers with a crystalline view of the American wilderness, themselves, and each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his wickedly funny memoir, Dan White also shares the story of Warren Rogers, who risked ruin to chart the trail during the Great Depression. As he walks in Rogers' footsteps, he starts to wonder if he's assumed the man's bravery--or his insanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth hilarious and harrowing, this account of a young couple's hike along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail is a testament to the power of nature to change us and the power of love to get us through the uphill climbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite, Dan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDan White is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBackpacker\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He received his MFA from Columbia University, and he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523386118418,"sku":"9780061376931","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb10ee41-0ee6-489b-81f0-c4e1a10c7b09.jpg?v=1731146496","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cactus-eaters-how-i-lost-my-mind-and-almost-found-myself-on-the-pacific-crest-trail-9780061376931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}