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Weathered: Finding Strength on the John Muir Trail Kindle Edition

by Christy Teglo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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“You’re hiking how far solo?” “How are you going to hike the entire John Muir Trail when you’ve never even been backpacking before?”

These were the two most common questions that accompanied baffled looks from Christy’s corporate coworkers when she mentioned her plans. Legitimate questions Christy had pondered herself. Yet, she couldn’t fully express the pull to hike more than 220 miles in the California High Sierra Mountains. She only knew that her whole being told her that she needed to. After six months of research, reading books, watching documentaries, and training hikes, Christy began walking southbound on the world-famous trail.

Throughout her wild journey, Christy encountered freezing temperatures, pelting hail storms, and losing her way, but found trail family, incredible views, and experiences that would change her life forever. Hiking up and over ten different mountain passes gave Christy a lot of time to think about why her nine-year marriage was falling apart, gave her the chance to truly embody her individualism, time to make new friends, and the strength she would need on and off the trail. Her life could never again be the same.

This is one woman’s account of the three weeks she spent on the iconic trail.

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"The memoir is gripping and expertly written. The author shares her emotions vividly, infusing the writing with powerful and compelling descriptions, evoking imagery that will captivate the imagination of readers." —Romuald Dzemo with Readers' Favorite

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Christy committed to meeting her friend, Tori, at Kearsarge Pass Trail on day 18 of her 22-day solo trek on the John Muir Trail. There was no way to communicate, and she was determined to make it in time, even if it meant hiking 75 miles in five days at high elevation, climbing over two mountain passes in a single day, and starting to hike one of the trail's most challenging passes at 4:00 pm.

"I continued hiking and felt like crying. I was in a ton of pain, almost out of water, and the peak looked like it touched the sky. I had no choice - I had to continue. There wasn't anywhere to camp, even if I wanted to. That last 500 feet involved about 40 zigzagging rock switchbacks. The sun was starting to set, and I thought I might pass out on the trail. It became sharp, jagged rocks on the narrow path that was hard to navigate.
I did my best to remember all of those quotes that friends sent me in their letters. They were so proud of me. I was a beast. I was brave. I could do anything through Christ who strengthens me. Right?
They wanted to hear all about my adventure. I couldn't tell them how I stopped on the pass - how I gave up just a few miles from Tori. I pushed through the pain and forced myself to keep lifting my legs. Each step was a ton of effort, and I focused on one step up at a time.
Finally, at 6:25 pm, I made it to the top at 11,926 feet! I was the only person at the peak, and the sun was disappearing. I took a selfie, but this time I was screaming in it. I was angry and tired, and it was going to show."

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09C6R6GS5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Perspective Through Adventure Publishing (August 31, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 31, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 29153 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,429,673 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #773 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides (Kindle Store)
- #1,442 in Adventure Travel (Kindle Store)
- #2,364 in Travel (Kindle Store)

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Christy grew up mainly in St. Louis, Missouri (with a few years spent in Colorado). After graduating from college, Christy moved to Los Angeles. At the age of 36, she decided to hike the John Muir Trail solo. It was a time of adventure and meeting new people along the trail that set into motion her desire to follow a new path. She quit her corporate job, sold her house in Los Angeles, and began traveling full-time. Christy writes about her experiences (good and bad), and the people she meets. To learn more about her travels, visit www.TegloGoes.com.

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Eric Burns

Great book detailing the struggles and triumphs of the JMT

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024

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This book is well written, has a great story and details what it takes for someone to set a goal and achieve it. Just enough personal struggle is thrown in to keep it relatable to all of us who seek personal alone time out on trails and the bind it puts us in with our loved ones. Great book!

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D. Smith

I felt like I was on the trail hiking with her!

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024

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Christy writes in such a way that you feel like you are on the adventure with her! Quite the page turner! I was engaged and interested the whole time. Christy has such a gift for storytelling and I look forward to her next adventure!

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sharon rogers

A very inspirational journey with Christy on the JMT!

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023

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I enjoyed the inspirational story of her experience hiking the John Muir Trail as a solo women traveler. She wrote of her life and events that lead up to this awesome challenge. Her preparation as well as the actual hike were a very interesting read. I would highly recommend reading her story, I was captivated.

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Truly inspiring

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2022

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I saw this book and after reading the synopsis decided to purchase. This is a story that shows the raw vulnerability of a young woman and how she overcomes fear and comes out on the other side a stronger version of herself. Her honesty allows a glimpse into her insecurities and shows her faith and the fortitude required to complete the challenges of this trail. The author's descriptions and photos allowed me to travel along with her as she experienced both trials and triumphs. It is a pleasant quick read that I throughly enjoyed. I will be looking forward to other books by this author.

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Amy W

An amazing and adventurous true story!

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021

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I began reading this book on a plane to Glacier National Park. The first few chapters were definitely helpful as I realized we were ill-prepared for the all the hiking we were planning on doing. She gives some great suggestions on what worked for her and what didn’t along with why she chose certain items to pack. The writing is easy to read and at times nail biting. So much is in this book: hiking, life’s perspectives, marriage, self determination, mental strength and so much more! I’m not a big reader but this book definitely had my attention and I highly recommend it to all sorts of readers!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2021

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book as the author shares her struggles and ultimate triumph in completing the over 200 miles long John Muir Trail. What made this even more intriguing is it was the first time she had ever attempted anything like this. Her attention to detail in preparation for the trip and her sheer determination made the adventure successful. Although traveling alone, her personality allowed her to make friends with other hiking enthusiasts. A good read for anybody who would like to attempt this or who just likes sharing in adventures others have taken. The author keeps the reader interested throughout the trip including pre-trip and post-trip time periods.

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Man of La Book

A Brave Lady

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2022

Weathered: Finding Strength on the John Muir Trail by Christy Teglo is a memoir of the author, hiking this difficult trail which changed her life. Ms.Teglo was a corporate executive, and is now a full time traveler.

Without a doubt, I enjoy reading travel memoirs very much. They’re a lot of fun, gives me ideas for future (hopefully) trips, in addition to allowing me to learn about far off places.

Weathered: Finding Strength on the John Muir Trail by Christy Teglo emphatically focused on the author’s growth throughout her hike. A difficult 220 miles, which she did in approximately three weeks, amazingly her first long hike, not to mention going solo. Ms. Teglo was going through a difficult time in her life, her marriage was in disarray, and she needed some space to think. After months of preparing, she finally started on this monumental task.

I have never heard of The John Muir Trail before I started this book. The author does include many photos, but they weren’t included in my galley. The trail, however, looks amazing and certainly worth the trouble to hike, even if it’s just for a day.

Encountering weather and trail hazards, Ms. Teglo braved and persevered. But nothing is simple, she did find clarity of mind, but even after finishing she needed time to put her life back in order. Throughout the book, the author gives preparation tips, trail tips, and lessons learned.

I enjoyed reading about the people she met, but I felt she could have expounded on this subject. I’ve done a lot of traveling, and the people one meet are usually the highlight, and most memorable moments, as well as fodder to stories which get better anytime you tell it.

The book could have used more editing. The writing, at times, made no sense or was simply repetitive. Lots of “because..” and other conjunctions which were either out of place, and made little sense as to why they were included. This was very conspicuous, and really hampered the reading and enjoyment of reading about her trip. It was especially noticeable at the last part, which was very well written, introspective, and an excellent way to wrap up this magnificent adventure.

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022

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I finished the book in a weekend and truly enjoyed it. The writing is clear and easy to follow. Great photos.