Karen Berger

Comments and Reviews

"Their story is compelling... Two extraordinary people who talking about getting married, buying a house -- and maybe hiking the Continental Divide. They took along a good sense of observation and more important still, a sense of humor." -- Wall Street Journal.

"The book does more than recount an amazing journey. It integrates critical political issues such as western water policy , fire suppression policy on public lands, the Endangered Species Act, and the role of grazing on federal land, all with a fine sense of history, making for delightful, invigorating reading." -- San Francisco Chronicle.

"The authors took the time to talk to people of many professions along the way.... The book offers spectacular sights and geology, grizzlies and personal stories, history, and the wonder that is part of this magnificent stretch of land." -- Everett Herald (Washington).

"Not only their enviable adventures on the trail but the information they took time to gather about the history and concerns of the people in the area they hiked through give this beautifully written book added dimension and scope." -- Bookman News.

"Romance and curiosity inspired the authors to stride out on the ultimate hike in the U.S. from Mexico to Canada. The long trek took in deserts, mesas, hills, mountains, and plenty of lightning along the spine. Not a trail guide, nor a simple travelogue, it investigates issues, history, and human impacts along the way and tells the good, the bad, and the ugly." -- Scripps Howard News Service.

"An armchair traveler's delight. They not only discuss their plucky adventure, they also discuss controversial issues such as clear cutting, grazing fees, endangered species, and water resources management. Politicians and bureaucrats would be well-advised to contemplate their commonsense thoughts about our land and resources. -- Trenton Times (New Jersey).

"There are any number of amazing and courageous journeys taken... This is the diary of one of them... told with great charm, some irony, and more than a little wit." -- The Travel Book Review.

"The Divide comes alive in this book through the trials, tribulations, and, in the end, personal triumphs of Berger and Smith as they discover the soul of the land they traversed. A remarkable tale of a remarkable journey. -- Milwaukee Journal.

"A grand adventure and a thoughtful examination of the myth and reality of the modern West." -- The Flint Journal (Michigan).





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