Dances With Marmots
Subtitle: A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure
Edition: First
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: November 10, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781411656185
Subjects: Travel writing; Walking, hiking, trekking; Western & Pacific Coast states
Genres: non fiction
First sentence: I was going to hike the length of America. 
It was Firefighter Kerry Hamilton’s fault.
Description: Story of a 2700 mile 5 month solo hike from Mexico to Canada. Traveling up through the desert areas and snowbound High Sierra Nevada of California and the Cascade ranges of Oregon and Washington. Emerging in the Okanogan Forest of British Columbia, Canada.
An often humorous look at the US and its wilderness through the eyes of a New Zealander.
Table of contents: title: Chap1.  Inspiration, Uncle George, and theMexican Border.; title: Chap2. Rattlers, Strange Heartbeats, and Warner Springs.; title: Chap3. Idyllwild, Big Bear City, Agua Dulce, Three Points and the Mojave Desert.; title: Chap4. Jawbone Canyon, Inyokern, and Mountain Goat Vern.; title: Chap5. Snowbound passes and a meeting with Ursus Americanus.; title: Chap6. Sadie's Important Message, More bears, Yosemite's Postal Employee from Hell, Little Norway.; title: Chap7. The Lovely Carola, Shasta-Trinity, The King of snakes, Milt, and Sierra City.; title: Chap8. Ashland, Hillary, Crater Lake, Lolo latrine, Columbia River.; title: Chap9. Snoqualmie Pass, Stehekin - I meet my double, and Border Marker 78.; title: Chap10. Epilogue; title: Areas Traversed, Equipment carried.