Waking Up in a Tent: Empty Nest on the Pacific Crest Trail

Waking Up in a Tent: Empty Nest on the Pacific Crest Trail

A sixty-something woman with fear of heights and creaky knees decides to spend two months backpacking the High Sierra. What could possibly go wrong?

â€œWhat was I thinking? In that moment of madness, I completely forgot that Iâ€™m a total wuss, terrified of heights. In my defense, it doesnâ€™t come up much in my city life, although I do need to practice meditative deep breathing on freeway overpassesâ€¦.â€
So swept along by the enthusiasm of her usually very predictable husband, a newly retired engineer, Laurel agrees to leave her overly busy life behind, let go of her worries about her grown children, and spend two months hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. She hopes the shared adventure will bring added intimacy to her odd-couple marriage and that time in nature will support her spiritual growth, or at least help her talk some sense into her rampaging inner critic. Despite paralyzing fear, sickness, injury, and hail, the majestic grandeur of the High Sierra did work some kind of miracle.

â€œI picked up Waking up in a Tent, planning to spend a few minutes looking it over. Before I knew it, two hours had flown by and I was halfway through the book. Much of the bookâ€™s charm comes from Laurelâ€™s determination to bring a spiritual perspective to hardships on the trail and friction with her husband. Itâ€™s not only a great read, but an education in how to maintain a rewarding marriage.â€ Carolyn Godschild Miller, Ph.D. author of Creating Miracles, A Practical Guide to Divine Intervention

â€œIâ€™ve never been backpacking, but I felt I was there on the trail with Laurel and John, marveling at the beauty around me. Although Laurel struggles, she never takes herself too seriously, and thatâ€™s where the humor comes in. I laughed out loud at the depictions of her inner dialogue.â€ Joan Bell
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-04-03
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-04-03
Format	Kindle eBook

Waking Up in a Tent: Empty Nest on the Pacific Crest Trail

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