The Ultimate Journey -- Take 2

I took a break in the middle of The Ultimate Journey: Canada to Mexico Down the Continental Divide to travel and work on a few other books, but I was eager to get back to it.

On the whole, I didn't enjoy it as much as The High Adventure of Eric Ryback, his first book.  Some of that might be because I wasn't surprised by it this time.  When you read a book that's written by the father of an old friend, you don't expect much from it.  When it turns out to be an eminently readable outdoor adventure (albeit a controversial one), it's a bit disarming. 

The second time around, I knew what to expect.  There was the added fun of having his little brother along for the adventure, but generally it was more of the same.  Which is not to say I didn't enjoy it, just that I expected it.

This book, unlike many of the others I've read this year, was part of my 2024 Reading Challenge, so it also has that going for it too.