To the Gorge: Running, Grief, and Resilience & 460 Miles on the Pacific Crest Trail

A riveting story of love, loss, grief, and joy unfolds as Emily Halnon embarks on a monumental quest to honor her late mother, who succumbed to a rare uterine cancer at sixty-six. Her mother, an adventurous spirit who began running in her forties, exemplified courage and resilience, completing marathons and celebrating milestones with activities such as triathlons and skydiving. In a bid to pay tribute to her mother’s vibrant life, Emily, an accomplished ultrarunner, sets out to break the Fastest Known Time for a woman on the Pacific Crest Trail, a grueling 460-mile trek through Oregon.