Will I love Almost Somewhere?

I read Almost Somewhere in just two sittings because I couldn’t wait to return to the trail.

I am a life-long hiker in her sixties and I couldn’t believe how much I identified with the self-doubt and misgivings of the twenty-something author on her journey. Roberts writes beautifully, and shares honest, raw reflections on almost every page and I felt every sore muscle, frustration, and joy.

The stunning descriptions of the trail give readers the sense that they’re there beside the author kicking up pebbles with her, but there is so much more to the story. The ups and downs… show more.

I am a long-distance hiker who read this book while stuck in bed with a shoulder injury that kept me far from the trail.

The author shares my favorite line as she sits looking at the famous Muir Hut along the trail: "I realized that the going and getting there were never the point--when we are always almost somewhere, we can't be happy where we are."

Three women set out just after college to hike over two hundred miles on one of the most famous hiking trails in the world. Along the way, they meet other hikers, as one does,… show more.