Ghost Trails

by Jill Homer

Overview

"Ghost Trails" is the true story of an ordinary person - timid, nonathletic, raised in the suburbs of Salt Lake City - and her unlikely route to one of the most difficult bicycle races in the world, a 350-mile epic along Alaska's frozen Iditarod trail. Through her struggles and intimate confrontations with her fears and weaknesses, she discovers the surprising destination of her life's trails.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012950642
Publisher:	Arctic Glass Press
Publication date:	05/27/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	529 KB

About the Author

Jill Homer grew up in Sandy, Utah, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in journalism in 2000. She began her career working for weekly and daily newspapers in Utah and Idaho. In 2005, she moved to Homer, Alaska, to pursue adventure in the Last Frontier. She never viewed herself as an athlete, but she was searching for a unique kind of outlet that provided both physical and psychological challenges. Endurance cycling fit that description. Two years of (mainly mis)adventures landed her in one of the most difficult endurance races in North America, a 350-mile winter traverse of Alaska wilderness called the Iditarod Trail Invitational. The unforgettable experience was the genesis of her first book, Ghost Trails: Journeys Through a Lifetime. Her second book, Be Brave, Be Strong: A Journey Across the Great Divide is a continuation of her ongoing adventures. She currently works as a freelance writer and editor in Los Altos, California.

Editorial Reviews

While Jill’s tale does credit to the amazing scenery, difficult trail conditions and extreme temperatures of the race, what she really excels at is letting us into her mind and showing us the mental fortitude required to complete such an extreme event. The chapters in which she describes how she reached this point in her life emphasize even more the strength she finds within herself during this race: she was not always an athlete, but instead grew into one.

Sharry Miller

Ghost Trails: Journeys Through a Lifetime is a well-written book that holds the attention of the reader right from the first sentence; however sometimes the craftsmanship shines through. Jill manages to capture the über-human effort it takes her to participate in this race and tells everything so beautifully and she should trust herself that her story telling is everything that is needed for the reader to understand that she is a (not so) ordinary girl achieving something extraordinary.

Sandra Foerster