| The Thousand Mile Summer | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Colin Fletcher |
| Original title | The Thousand Mile Summer: in desert and high sierra |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Backpacking |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publication date | 1964 |
The Thousand Mile Summer, in desert and high sierra, by Colin Fletcher, is the author's chronicle of his 1958 hike along the entire eastern edge of California. Fletcher writes of traveling on foot along the Colorado River, though Death Valley and the High Sierra. The book was first published in 1964.