Cinnamon: Above the Clouds on the Pacific Crest Trail

Young Adult Fiction After hiking the entire Appalachian Trail, Aileen Forrester, also known as Cinnamon, continues her hiking adventure as she attempts to hike 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. She hardly notices the other hikers on the trail until they are all thrust into a very dangerous situation and must unite in order to survive. The hikers encounter 700 miles of desert, snow covered mountains with thousand foot drop-offs, forest fires and several bears. Almost to Canada, they face some of the most treacherous weather conditions and dangerous terrain in the mountains of northern Washington State. In the book Cinnamon: Above the Clouds on the Pacific Crest Trail, the themes of survival and coming of age are emphasized. Of the hike Cinnamon says, "Why had I done it? To meet amazing people, to sing songs, to see beauty in mountains, to push myself, to listen to my spirit, to lose fears and to eat a lot!"