Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle the John Muir Trail
Author Talk with Joan M. Griffin

Friday, October 10 at 11:00 a.m.
In-person in Community Rooms AB

Join author Joan Griffin for the adventure of a lifetime!

Through photos and stories, Joan will take you along on her monthlong backpacking adventure through the heart of California’s Sierra Nevada on the iconic John Muir Trail. She’ll introduce you to the stunning beauty of the wilderness trail, to stories of mishaps and triumphs, and to her hiking partners, dubbed with the trail-name The Three Women.

Joan’s adventure memoir, Force of Nature—equal parts gripping adventure tale, personal memoir, and vivid nature writing—is an inspiring story that will have you planning your own next great adventure.

A book sale and signing will follow the presentation, with copies of Joan’s books available for purchase courtesy of Titcomb’s Bookshop.

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About the Author:

Joan lives under the spell of wanderlust. She takes wing, whenever possible, for actual destinations near and far and for literary locales in the pages of books. A native Californian and proud UCLA Bruin, Joan lives in the Northern California foothills of the majestic Sierra Nevada, a world she loves exploring. Joan navigated her way through two careers—marketing computers, then sailboats—before applying her love of storytelling to her dual passions of teaching and writing.

Retired after 25 years of teaching middle school, Joan currently teaches classes in literature and history at the Osher Lifelong Learning Program (OLLI) at both Sierra College and UC Davis.

Joan’s adventure memoir, Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle the John Muir Trail, was recently published by Black Rose Writing. She is currently writing her second memoir about growing up adopted.

Learn more about Joan on her website: joangriffin.us