California Serendipity

Be it fate or happenstance, while perusing a flea market, Cohrs came across a 99¢-copy of an old book, The Thousand-Mile Summer, written by acclaimed author, environmentalist, and backpacking icon, the late Colin Fletcher. The book documents Fletcher's adventure to walk the length of California from Mexico to the Oregon border, a journey undertaken in 1958. Cohrs was so inspired while reading about this contemplative hike through the deserts and the High Sierra that he decided to celebrate a 50th- anniversary voyage, retrace Fletcher's footsteps and find out if he was right in stating that thi s trip could never be repeated . While researching and planning the journey, serendipity struck again. Through a chain of the most incredulous events, Cohrs was granted access to Fletcher's belongings and was therefore able to retrace the exact route based on the original maps, notes, and hundreds of photos.So once again, a walker set out to take a look at America while comparing Fletcher's...