Papaden's Pacific Crest Trail Journey Book 2 - Clairmont, Dennis
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In PapaDen's Pacific Crest Trail Journey: Book Two, Dennis Armand Clairmont continues his immersive memoir of hiking America's legendary Pacific Crest Trail. This volume follows three distinct arcs of his 2019 trek: the desert approach from Hiker Town to Tehachapi, the climb from Tehachapi to Walker Pass, and the sweeping northbound return southbound from the Oregon border to South Lake Tahoe. Through poetic detail and raw honesty, PapaDen captures the paradox of the trail--harsh desert winds one day, alpine wildflowers the next; loneliness beneath endless ridgelines followed by the gift of…mehr

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In PapaDen's Pacific Crest Trail Journey: Book Two, Dennis Armand Clairmont continues his immersive memoir of hiking America's legendary Pacific Crest Trail. This volume follows three distinct arcs of his 2019 trek: the desert approach from Hiker Town to Tehachapi, the climb from Tehachapi to Walker Pass, and the sweeping northbound return southbound from the Oregon border to South Lake Tahoe. Through poetic detail and raw honesty, PapaDen captures the paradox of the trail--harsh desert winds one day, alpine wildflowers the next; loneliness beneath endless ridgelines followed by the gift of trail magic at an impromptu "bar and grill" in the wilderness. Each chapter reads like a journey within a journey, carrying readers from the Mojave's sunbaked aqueduct miles to the volcanic landscapes of Lassen, the quiet creeks of the Trinity Alps, and the granite cathedrals of Desolation Wilderness. Beyond the geography, this book is about transformation. The author reveals the inner pilgrimage every long-distance hiker walks: discovering resilience in fatigue, grace in hardship, and unexpected peace within the movement of one step after another. Daily itineraries, resupply details, and photography enrich the narrative, making it not only a memoir but also a practical companion for future hikers. For anyone curious about the realities of the PCT--its camaraderie, solitude, dangers, and joys--Book Two offers a window into a journey where landscapes shape the hiker as much as the miles covered. As the story culminates at Echo Lake, the stage is set for the High Sierra, where Book Three continues the adventure.
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DENNIS ARMAND CLAIRMONT was raised in the small New England town of Gilford Village, New Hampshire, at the base of Gunstock Mountain, where he developed a lifelong love for the outdoors. Fall meant playing football, winter brought skiing, and spring was for baseball. But summer was always his favorite season--building treehouses, digging underground forts, fishing for trout in nearby streams, raking blueberries, and hiking and camping with the Boy Scouts. In 1968, his family relocated from New England to California, leaving behind the landscape that had shaped his early passions. More than five decades later, after raising four children, Dennis found himself returning to those childhood roots. At 66 years old--despite arthritic knees and armed only with a backpack--he set out to undertake the most physically demanding challenge of his life: hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Campo, California, to the Canadian border. Dennis has chronicled that adventure in PapaDen's Pacific Crest Trail Journey, a trilogy of three books that tells the full story--one of perseverance, adventure, and personal rediscovery along one of America's great long-distance trails. Dennis now lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife Shelley--his college sweetheart--after 52 years of marriage. They remain close to their four children and fifteen grandchildren.