{"product_id":"walking-home-trail-stories-9781578690534","title":"Walking Home: Trail Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelia Ryker's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalking Home: Trail Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is about more than mud, sweat, and blisters while thru-hiking the Long Trail. Reminiscent of Cheryl Strayed's \u003cem\u003eWild\u003c\/em\u003e, Ryker's mind wanders as her legs carry her forward, beyond a woodland path, to places and people she thought she had forgotten. Her grandmother's spirit appears on Mount Baker. A lost cousin waits for her at the bottom of every ladder. Her late father's words reverberate among the calls of barred owls. There were days when she didn't see another hiker, but she was never alone. Celia began writing about a difficult hike and ended up writing about the people who inspired her throughout her life. These are her \"trail stories.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyker, Celia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Celia Ryker has been a horse trainer, horticulturist, and hiker, and has been writing all of her life. Walking Home is her first book. Celia and her husband Don live between Vermont and Michigan with their border collie, Flurry. Visit her website, celiaryker.com.","brand":"Rootstock Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50381232636178,"sku":"9781578690534","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3113143b-64e9-4f86-9c22-baec1daa4818.jpg?v=1728695161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/walking-home-trail-stories-9781578690534","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}