Mile 445: Hitched in Her Hiking Boots

I enjoyed the beginning of this book but it lost its way pretty quick after the marriage part. It went from a trail story to a story about many, many conversations about how everything would work out for them because of their faith. After the first couple of those conversations the rest of their conversations no longer added anything to the story. After their wedding she seems to really lose interest in the trail and in writing about it. I think it's great she found her partner and they were true to themselves and what choices they needed and wanted to make on the trail but i think it would have been more interesting had she not skipped over so much of her time on the trail after they got married. This would have been a much better book if in the second half she had less pages of talking and more trail descriptions.

This is a great read. Writing style is wonderful. I read it on a beach trip. Thought "true grit" had gone out of style but Claire's book proved me wrong. Highly recommend.

This true life story has all the hallmarks of an archetypal fairy tale in an improbable setting; for sometimes, real life really is stranger than fiction.

What affected me most was the underlying message. MILE 445 reinforces that no matter what there are always things worth belleving in: that good will always conquer evil, that honor and courage and virtue mean everything and power and money mean nothing. And that true love is the greatest power of all. Because these are the things worth believing in.

Buy this book.

This is the writing of someone who would blindly marry someone she did not yet know. she tells a story but lacks a voice of her own. She helped me understand life on the pct a bit more and for that I am appreciative. The book reads very much like a book report. I don't relate to this woman at all but can't hate too much bc she published a book and completed a goal. Good for her. Get lost in the woods by aspen matis. It's a much better read about finding love on the trail.

I received my copy of this book on Friday and read it yesterday. It was a story of soul searching, determination and love. The path grabs the reader and you wonder what lies ahead for her. She describes each new experience with delight and wonder and even meets a few Earth Angels along the way. All of us have a journey, or path, in life and hers was connected to Caleb. How wonderful for them and all the others who will walk that trail wondering if it will happen for them too. God bless you both and please keep writing Claire you are a star!

Thanks to Claire, I am finding "trail angels" on the everyday trail of my life!

Loved it! I could not put this book down. How can you not believe in destiny or angels after reading this book? I am a big believer that everything happens for a reason and Mile 445 just confirms that. In these troubling times it's refreshing to see that there really is so much kindness and love out there! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us Claire Henley Miller, Big Spoon seems like quite a guy!

Beautiful story that gives you hope.

a sincere and fun account of the author's life-changing journey on the Pacific Crest Trail

I loved this sweet story.