I wanted to be right there alongside Sarah Marquis for this exploration of Earth and self. The adventure must have been incredible, but the storytelling is all too brief for a trip of this magnitude. She's witty, intellectual, intuitive, seemingly fearless in the face of hostile situations. Inspiring from afar, but the book is hollow, lacking richness in detail. Wish the story was at least twice as long. It seemed rushed.

I didn't know that only 3% of redwood forest remains or that redwoods are older than human civilization.

No treehouse vacation. Julia Butterfly lived in a redwood for two years, standing against corporate greed, death threats, & harassment. She weathered severe storms, frostbite & threats to her food supply. She stood with families displaced by mudslides, with love for humanity & respect to our Earth. A vividly inspiring, courageous journey.