[pct-l] Piper's Flight

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

On Nov 19, 2008, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> Blatant commercial:
>
> My daughter, Piper, (Diane Soini) recently published her journal of  
> her 2008
> PCT hike from Campo to Dunsmuir, entitled "Piper's Flight."  I'm  
> totally
> prejudiced of course, but in the book she shares her joys, her  
> miseries, her
> emotions and her pain in a way that's entertaining and real.  You  
> can read
> an excerpt from the book and can order the book in paperback or by  
> download
> at http://www.lulu.com/content/4533941.
>
> Piper's (very proud) Mom
> Meridith Rosendahl

Aww, shucks. By the way, there are other PCT books there, too. It was  
a lot of work making this, but it was fun. If you wrote a good  
journal on the PCT, you may want to try Lulu, too. You won't get  
rich, but there's something amazing about holding a printed book with  
your own words in it.

By the way, it's a book by someone who did not make it to Canada. You  
don't have to go all the way to Canada to bring back an amazing  
adventure or to experience all the joys and wonder of the hike. So  
those of you who are agonizing about your 3 month limit, don't fret  
it too much. You'll have a fabulous time and you'll leave a little  
leftover for later. I'm looking forward to finishing the trail  
someday. When I do, that'll make it two life-changing adventures for  
the price of one trail!

~Piper