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Bliss(ters)

How I walked from Mexico to Canada One Summer

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Bliss(ters)

By: Gail M. Francis
Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
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About this listen

Just before her 40th birthday, Gail Francis quit her perfectly good job and set out to hike one of the great trails of the world. Carrying everything she needed on her back, Francis spent five months walking from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail. Along the way, she lost her pack scrambling over scree in the desert, struggled to navigate high mountain passes, and wore the soles off her boots trekking across lava fields - all within some of the most pristine wilderness in the nation. Though she set out alone, her story includes an eclectic cast of characters. From the man walking the entire 2,700 miles in a series of 26 wedding dresses, to the woman making the journey in the company of her pet mouse, Francis learned to count on her fellow hikers for entertainment as well as a few important life lessons.

©2017 Gail M. Francis (P)2019 Tantor Hiking North America Outdoors & Nature United States Hiking Adventures

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Good book, tame (for a PCT tale) but probably more realistic than most.
Definitely realistic on the blisters front!

Another good hiking tale

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Enjoyable recount of solo woman’s PCT journey. The ups and downs, the beauty and the gratitude. Thanks!

Enjoyable recount of solo woman’s PCT journey

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The narrator seemed a poor personality match to the author and I wish I'd sped the book up like I saw another reviewer had. The narration was monotonous and was read in a way that amplified any pettiness or sanctimoniousness or judgemental tones that the author may or may not have had and seemed to lack a feeling of the adventure and courage of the story itself.

The story itself was evocative and took me on the hike with her - every painful gruelling step. The beauty, the challenge, the warmth and generosity of others met along the way, the frustrations and the fears were well told. A bit whiny and judgy in places (partly the narration, partly the recounting of the story?) but I might also have been whiny if I was carrying a pack like that for as long as that in as much pain as that.

Still, it was well-worth the listen for a first-person view of long-distance thru-hiking and backpacking and of the PCT from Mexico to Canada.

The narration made it hard to feel genuine warmth for the author, but I admired Gail's fortitude and storytelling

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A lovely written book with a good story inside alongside the story of the trail.

great book

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Bliss(ters) is een toegankelijke, mensgerichte memoir die zich onderscheidt door haar nuchtere toon, aandacht voor natuur, praktische nuttigheid en authentieke menselijkheid. Ideaal voor lezers die verlangen naar avontuur met substance en zonder zware literaire franje.

Natuur en sfeer tastbaar: Lezers voelen zich mee op de trail.

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