Mile 445

Hitched in Her Hiking Boots

By: Claire Miller

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Not many people can say they met and married their spouse within thirty days of beginning to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

But that’s exactly what happened to twenty-five-year-old Claire Henley Miller.

Mile 445 is the inspiring—and romantic—true story of how Miller left corporate life behind to embark on a 2,650-mile hike from Mexico to Canada. She is doing it alone, and the only gear she takes to survive the trek in the mountains of California, Oregon, and Washington fits inside her sixty-eight-liter backpack.

At the start of her five-month journey, she meets a handsome young man known on the trail as Big Spoon. Their paths keep crossing. The two quickly see a greater reason for their expedition than to explore the rigorous wilderness. They fall madly in love and get married. But their adventure is just beginning.

Told with rich vitality, Miller’s quest unfolds in mystical ways through deadly desert storms, 14,000-foot ascents, and decisions that will affect the rest of her life. This bold tale of courage and determination brims with humor and suspense as it reveals life, love, and loss in the rawness of the wild.

Great story

A true, love at first sight story. And then to travel on to Alaska and back. I love it.

Interesting and well told

Some AI pronunciations where mispronounced as in tally hos and some others but overall not bad

Good story, ai voice detracting

For fellow backpackers, this is an enjoyable read. The ai voice is good. However, the voice doesn’t change inflection for different characters (never really noticed that this matters until now) and voice says things like koa vs k o a. It was free. So worth the money.

Superb!

Really well written and inspiring. I enjoyed it very. I hope she writes more books! So impressive.

Deceptively Jesus-y

I’ve been reading as many accounts of the PCT that i can get my hands on as i get ready for my own trip. Since it was free i naturally gave this one a shot. Aside from it being AI slop which is its own problem. It spends far more time telling stories of those dubious “small miracles” that evangelicals love to tell. If the story is true at all, then I’m glad this lady found love and happiness out on the trail. However, if you’re picking this up to get an actual account of the trail, you’ll be disappointed.