Three friends, Women in their fifties, set out to hike the most beautiful long-distance Trail in the world, the John Muir Trail.
Force of Nature is equal parts gripping adventure tale, personal memoir, and vivid nature writing..
Whitney, and the culmination of their transformative journey.
Together, they are pulled forward toward the trail\'s end atop the highest peak in the High Sierra, Mt.
For a month, they live immersed in vast natural beauty, Tackle the trail\'s physical demands, and find camaraderie among an ensemble cast of eccentric Trail characters.
The Women experience the terror of lightning at eleven-thousand feet, the thrill of walking through a towering waterfall, and the joy of dancing among midnight moonshadows.
From the outset, their adventure is complicated by self-inflicted accidents and ferocious weather, then enriched when they adopt a young hiker abandoned by her partner along the trail.
Three friends, Women in their fifties, set out to hike the most beautiful long-distance Trail in the world, the John Muir Trail