The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind- And Almost Found Myself-On the Pacific Crest Trail

The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parentsamong othersthought they were nuts. How could two people who'd never even shared an apartment together survive six months in the desert with little more than a two-person tent and some trail mix? But when these addled adventurers, dubbed the Lois and Clark Expedition by their benevolent trail-guru, set out for the American wilderness, the hardships of the trailand one delicious-looking cactustest the limits of love and sanity.