Once a person hikes a long trail, they catch the bug, but does it get any easier the second time around? Four years after starting the Appalachian Trail with his brother, Brian takes to the Continental Divide Trail for his second thru-hike in familiar company. However, trail life is not always as rewarding and romantic as the pictures you see or second-hand stories you hear. "Divided" provides an accurate account of life on trail: what hikers ponder, eat, love, loathe, and the questions they tire of answering. Some moments are too short, some are painfully long while others are whisked away unceremoniously with the wind. Follow along on the journey as Brian navigates difficulties, successes and everything between while attempting to walk from Mexico to Canada.
βThe greatest challenge of being a long-distance backpacker is learning how to live fully on - and off - the trail. In 'Divided,' Brian shares the rugged beauty and grueling challenges of the Continental Divide Trail along with thought-provoking insights which encourage the reader to reassess his or her own path and consider new alternatives.β
Jennifer Pharr Davis, "The Pursuit of Endurance"
βIf youβve ever wondered what it is like to wander along the entire length of the multi-thousand mile Continental Divide Trail, Brian Cornellβs 'Divided' will take you on a journey from Mexico to Canada that just may have you planning your own hike of this magnificent trail!β
Lawton Grinter, "I Hike Again"
" 'Divided' is unlike any hiking memoir I've read. Cornell is undeniably talented and his unique prose vividly conveys the hypnotic nature of long-distance hiking without leaving the reader in a trance. A modern-day 'Desert Solitaire.' "
Gary Sizer, "Whereβs the Next Shelter?"
"An honest look at what life on the Divide is truly like."
Heather Anderson, "Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home"