{"product_id":"walking-the-gobi-a-1600-mile-trek-across-a-desert-of-hope-and-despair-9781594850646","title":"Walking the Gobi: A 1600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair","description":"\u003cbr\u003e * The ultimate Baby Boomer adventure story \u003cbr\u003e * The author is an icon among American women adventurers\u003cbr\u003e * By the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Polar Dream\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the age of 63, Helen Thayer fulfilled her lifelong dream of crossing Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Accompanied by her 74-year-old husband Bill and two camels, Tom and Jerry, Thayer walked 1600 miles in 126-degree temperatures, battling fierce sandstorms, dehydration, dangerous drug smugglers, and ubiquitous scorpions. For more than 60 days Helen struggled to keep moving through this inhospitable terrain despite a severe leg injury. Without sponsors, a support team, or radio contact, hers is a journey of pure discovery and adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Walking the Gobi takes readers on a trip through a little-known landscape and introduces them to the culture of the nomadic people whose ancestors have eked out an existence in the Gobi for thousands of years. Thayer's respect and admiration for the culture of Gobi and her gentle weaving of natural history shine throughout this remarkable story. The author proves that Baby Boomers don't have to take life lying down-their adventures have just begun. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594850646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 5.82w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/31\/2007 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Helen Thayer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505861525685,"sku":"9781594850646","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_055d4829-6567-4e6c-84a5-5211c40b7ed1.jpg?v=1705425426","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/walking-the-gobi-a-1600-mile-trek-across-a-desert-of-hope-and-despair-9781594850646","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}