I love books that take me away to a physical place or experience. When I read Force of Nature by Joan M. Griffin, I felt like I was there! I can’t wait to tell you about this book and share my review.
Before we get to that, here’s more about Force of Nature:
Three friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike “the most beautiful long-distance trail in the world,” the John Muir Trail. 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.
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. 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. Together, they are pulled forward toward the trail’s end atop the highest peak in the High Sierra, Mt. Whitney, and the culmination of their transformative journey.
My Review
What a book! Like I said, this book felt like I went somewhere. I was right there with Joan as she and her hiking companions explored the outdoors and met the challenges of their journey. The author had such an incredible way of making everything feel so vivid and rich. It’s also really inspiring too, because you can see how she was so ready for this journey and prepared for it. I feel like if you are in search of an adventure but can’t go off an pursue it yet for whatever reason, this is the book you want to pick up.
Purchase a copy of Force of Nature on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop.org. You can also add this to your GoodReads reading list.
Thank you, Nicole, for spotlighting my adventure memoir!
Joan
Sounds like quite a read.