In April 2004 Barbara Egbert and Gary Chambers and their precocious 10yearold daughter Mary embarked on a 2650mile hike from Mexico to Canada along the famed Pacific Crest Trail. This the welltold tale of their epic adventure which required love perseverance and the careful rationing of toilet paper. Six months later Mary would become the youngest person ever to successfully walk the entire trail.The trio weathered the heat of the Mojave the jagged peaks of the Sierra the rain of Oregon and the final cold stretch through the Northern Cascades. They discovered which family values from love and equality to thrift and cleanliness could withstand a long narrow trail and 137 nights together in a 6by8foot tent. Filled with tidbits of wisdom practical advice and humor this story will both entertain and inspire readers to dream about and plan their own epic journey.