By Soren West
This is strictly a trip report, not a memoir. I
learned little about the author, his history and family, other than the report
of the sons and daughters of his current life that helped him survive the
journey. And in a way, that makes sense—he’s not a young person “coming of age”
on the trail and he’s not a middle-aged person who makes a life-changing
discovery. There is little introspection in this report, period. A good bit of
present-time detail, but not much meanderings of the mind.
That made me like it less than I have other such trail adventures, but I still liked it. It was just a little too matter of fact for my tastes.
I was also disappointed that he didn’t find time to make many notes of the trail and the places he went. He has a lot—certainly more than I ever find the time to write down—but I wanted more. So just a little wishful, finishing up.
Still worth the reading.
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