A Hike For Mike: An Uplifting Adventure Across the Sierra Nevada for Depression Awareness (edit title)

Members with This Book

Most Helpful Reviews

Liked It Rated 4 stars “A Hike for Mike is a detailed description of the author and his wife's 218-mile hike on the John Muir Trail. This mountainous wilderness trail travels through the Sierra Nevada of California. The author had previously hiked other long distance wilderness tracks before his marriage. However, his...” see full review » see other reviews »

Newest Reviews

• 
  • Rated 4 stars

  “A Hike for Mike is a detailed description of the author and his wife's 218-mile hike on the John Muir Trail. This mountainous wilderness trail travels through the Sierra Nevada of California. The author had previously hiked other long distance wilderness tracks before his marriage. However, his wife had been wary of going on a long term hike.
  
  This particular excursion was the direct result of a family tragedy. The author's brother in law, Mike, committed suicide. Mike had unknowingly suffered from undiagnosed depression. In an effort to raise awareness about depression, the couple decided to undertake the Hike for Mike campaign based on the premise that exercise, particularly hiking, is beneficial to those suffering from depression.
  
  For the most part, A Hike for Mike is about the actually wilderness hike and the couple's adventures and misadventures while on the trail. However, the last chapter of the book does include information about depression: statistics, the symptoms, various types of treatments, and where individuals can seeks help. ”

  Tami Brady wrote this review Sunday, September 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No