Trail Mix: Stories of Youth Overcoming Adversity

Trail Mix: Stories of Youth Overcoming Adversity is a collection of 14 inspirational stories, told through the words of young adults, ages 13 to 21, about facing some of life’s most difficult challenges – life-threatening illness, loss of a parent, gang involvement, sexual abuse, brain injury, and learning disability – and discovering renewed hope and new attitudes through experiences based in the wilderness.Each story is gift wrapped in full-color breathtaking wilderness photography by John Fielder and hand-painted artwork by Padgett McFeely. Olympic Gold Medalist Picabo Street shares her thoughts in the book’s Foreword about dealing with a brain injury two weeks before her medal-winning race in Nagano, Japan. The book also is an excellent resource with contact information of organizations with wilderness programs to help young people.