What a fantastic journeyI picked this book up because a guy I have known since 5th grade was on the trail at the same time。 And we （his classmates） followed his journey and cheered for him each mile。 So I wanted to really read an insidees account。What I got was a well written narrative that kept me turning pages completely with Ryan on his own journey。 I got super excited when I saw Mango being mentioned the first time。 Freaked out a bit on his FB page。 I had no idea their paths crossed so much What a fantastic journeyI picked this book up because a guy I have known since 5th grade was on the trail at the same time。 And we （his classmates） followed his journey and cheered for him each mile。 So I wanted to really read an insidees account。What I got was a well written narrative that kept me turning pages completely with Ryan on his own journey。 I got super excited when I saw Mango being mentioned the first time。 Freaked out a bit on his FB page。 I had no idea their paths crossed so much and with such a profound effect on Ryan。But this is about Ryan's journey and it was amazing。 And I cheered for him when he finally reached the end 。。。more