Sports Book Trail Running on the Past

After sixteen years of living together, Michaël Dessagne experienced a brutal separation. The thirty-year-old then sinks into depression and alcohol. A stroke of luck pulls him out of this self-destructive spiral: he wins a place to set off on the legendary Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,660-mile hike across the United States, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border.Michaël Dessagne leaves the comfort of his life in Lyon for a rustic daily life in the wild nature of the American West. From the Californian desert to the forests of Oregon, passing through the snow-capped peaks of the High Sierra, he embarks on this adventure without knowing that it will change his life forever.This book is both a captivating travelogue and a diary of an extraordinary life experience. By revealing himself intimately, Michaël Dessagne offers us the opportunity to experience with him this trail known as one of the most difficult in the world.