num_pages: 319
description: Teetering awkwardly on the brink of insanity unable to handle life in snowy cold ultra-conservative North Idaho Carl and Erin sold their house and set out in search of a new place to call home. Suddenly finding themselves completely free of responsibilities jobless and with a little spare cash in the bank it didn't take long before their serious search for a new life took some unexpected twists and turns.What do you think we should do when we return to the States? Erin asked Carl as they sat outside a tiny cafe sipping coffee. It was a question that had been plaguing her for weeks as they budget travelled across South East Asia in an attempt to avoid winter (and reality).I've been thinking about it and I think we should thru-hike the Pacific Crest Trail. Was Carl's totally unexpected reply.Spend months on end traipsing through the wilderness petting bunnies and chasing rainbows as they hiked 2660 miles from Mexico to Canada? How could Erin possibly say no? Life Rule #1: Never ever turn down an adventure.Friends wagered they wouldn't last a week but before they knew it days turned into months as they made their way across America at three miles an hour. As Carl and Erin morphed into Bearclaw and Hummingbird they found that being hikertrash suited them.Though they will both admit the trail was life altering there were no great epiphanies no magic answers to all of life's burning questions no ah-ha! moments when suddenly life made sense. This is not a tale of personal growth.Through blisters and shin splints jaw-dropping landscapes and craptastically unspectacular forests searing heat and pouring rain complete hilarity and utter exhaustion this is the story of what day-to-day life is really like on one of America's greatest trails.As told through Hummingbird's journal entries this is the story of life on the trail - the people you meet the things you see and how mile by mile you eventually become Hikertrash.Includes: 6 Overview Maps to Follow our Journey 19 Black &amp; White Photos of Sights Along the Trail Leave No Trace Tips Our Gear Lists Our Trail RecipesWhat Is Hikertrash?Hikertrash: a long distance hiker shabby and homeless in appearance rarely bathed and rank in odor more at home outdoors than in society with a deep reverence and respect for all things wild.
language: English
title: Hikertrash: Life on the Pacific Crest Trail
publisher: Erin Miller Books