I Promise Not to Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail

husband were in their fifties when they decided it was time to test themselves on a new path a 2,663-mile path known as

the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Mexico to Canada.

"I Promise Not to Suffer" is Gail's light-hearted yet heart-felt memoir about her and her husband's adventures and

misadventures, deepening marriage, and reflections on being irrevocably changed by life on the trail. She was a novice

hiker, while he was an experienced outdoorsman. Humorous yet honest, this journey of harrowing hilarity and reluctant revelations will be loved by active hikers (appendices

include details of their unique ultralight gear and other essential how-to information), fans of female adventure stories,

and armchair travelers alike.