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# Dances With Marmots - A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure by Spearing, George (2005) Paperback Paperback – November 10, 2005

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- **What is this?** Dances With Marmots - A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure by Spearing, George (2005) Paperback Paperback – November 10, 2005 by george spearing
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## Customer Reviews

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    Humble and understated account
  

*by D***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2016*

Spearing seems modest and reserved.  His story seems more real and believable than the recent book, "Wild."  After reading Dances with Marmots, I question much of what I read in Strayed's book. That books seemed too much about self-promotion and dramatic effect. It is hard to take her seriously. I enjoyed reading Spearing's take on Americans. His observations rang true.  He is not a social butterfly, as evidenced by his great desire for solitude, yet he honed in on telling aspects of our U.S. culture. His story is most interesting in what is unsaid. For example, there were a couple of women in the book that he described in a more gentlemanly manner than another person might. Reading between the lines, it appeared that they hit on him. If these encounters turned romantic, he was too chivalrous to mention it. Other odd things he did not state were the dates of his journey and his age.  He was vague.  Why?  He indicated this journey was prior to hostilities in Iraq - but which Iraq war?  He never mentioned his specific age. He said he was closer to 50 than 40. This was buried in the book toward the end.  Not sure why he would withhold these facts, which would give more background to his story and better understanding to the reader. He noted other hikers ages throughout the book. This is relevant to assess the physical demands of the trek.  As others have stated, there are lots of typos in this book. It could greatly have benefited from an editor. For example, at one point the Appalachian trail is spelled Appellation! The Kiwi terminology and expressions were charming.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great read about the PCT!
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2021*

Funny title along with his sense of humor all along his 5 month trek from Mex border to Canada. He meets up with some interesting folks and has a couple of totally amazing coincidences , adventures, plus gets lost (a lot), adding to hismileage!  Loved this book!

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    A Different Take
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 8, 2010*

"Dances With Marmots" is essentially a diary of a New Zealander's hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, starting in Campo CA (on the Mexican border) and ending when he reached Canada.The nice thing about this book is even if you are not a hiker, the author being a New Zealander adds facets of interest to the book because he is new to hiking and new to the United States.  His comments about Americans and their land are very amusing.I initially caught sight of this book online, where the first two chapters were published, and they mentioned Warner Springs, CA.  I live near there, and had to laugh out loud at an incident he told of an encounter with a local at a little country bar, the Log Cabin. I bought the book at Amazon.Spearling's humor carried through in the book, I enjoyed it and passed it on to family members who enjoy hiking and a good story too.

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