Jeanne Bustamante
Undergraduate student
Matriculated in 2001 in Santa Fe.
used with permission
Photo credit: Erika Kunz
List of Publications
- Hike with Me: Stump Lake (2014)
- Hike with Me: Queens River Loop (2014)
- Hike with Me: The Wild Coast (2016)
- Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Sawtooths (2017)
- Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Owyhee (2017)
- Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Connection (2018)
- Hike with Me: Return to the Wild Coast (2018)
- Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Reach (2018)
- Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Frank Church Part 1 (2019)
- Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Frank Church Part 2 (2021)
Hike with Me: Stump Lake (Book)
Year of publication: 2014
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: A solo hike gives a person a lot of time to think. During an overnight solo hike over Labor Day weekend in 2013, Jeanne Bustamante found herself thinking of her mother. No matter how much Jeanne wanted to share the experience of the hike, the backpacking, the views of wild Idaho forests and occasional wildlife, with her mother, it couldn't happen. Her mother uses a wheelchair and a walker, and cannot be outside in the heat. She has Multiple Sclerosis, and Jeanne could never bring her on a backpacking trip. Hike with Me: Stump Lake brings the trail to her. It is an account of a solo hike from a woman who still considers herself a beginning backpacker, told for her mother, who has never backpacked, and never will. Jeanne begins with an explanation for the lay person of what backpacking entails for her, and continues with pictures and written descriptions of how the overnight solo hike went. A portion of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the National MS Society.
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Hike with Me: Queens River Loop (Book)
Year of publication: 2014
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Jeanne Bustamante didn't start backpacking until her late twenties, but once she started, she was hooked. On her first overnight solo hike in 2013, she had a lot of time to think about what backpacking means to her, and she wanted to find a way to share her love of backpacking with people who might not be willing or able to go out into the wilderness themselves. Foremost in her thoughts was her mother, who has had Multiple Sclerosis for over thirty years and could not come with her on a backpacking trip or even a short hike. Hike with Me: Stump Lake was the tale of that trip into the Boise National Forest. And it was the seed of another trip. In 2014, Jeanne went on a four day, three night solo backpacking trip through Idaho's Sawtooth Wilderness. The stakes are higher in a wilderness area, where vehicles are not allowed and permits are required for entry. Multiple nights on over 30 miles of trail provided both challenge and the opportunity for incredible views. Join Jeanne on this trip through the wilderness which includes over 200 color photos.
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Hike with Me: The Wild Coast (Book)
Year of publication: 2016
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Come hike with Jeanne and her husband along Washington's Wild Coast, in the Olympic National Park, along the Pacific Ocean. Over 150 color pictures bring this six day, five night beach hike into your hands. Find out what it's like to carry a backpack and bear canister for miles along sandy and rocky beaches. Learn what kind of seaweed not to step on and try to spot a sea lion.
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Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Sawtooths (Book)
Year of publication: 2017
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Hike along with Jeanne on a five day solo backpacking adventure. Experience over 70 miles of the Idaho Centennial Trail through the Sawtooth Wilderness from Willow Creek to Stanley Lake. Over 200 full color photographs. "Carrying a heavy pack across many miles can hurt the body, making it sore and tired. But its presence on my back is also a symbol of my self sufficiency. All that I need for my journey is on my back, weighing me down, yes, but also challenging me to figure out what is important. What do I really need to carry? Not just in my pack, but in my mind. The weight asks the question and forces me to answer."
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Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Owyhee (Book)
Year of publication: 2017
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Join Jeanne on a section hike from the start of the Idaho Centennial Trail at the Nevada border to the small town of Hammett. Over 180 color photographs accompany the journey of the trail.
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Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Connection (Book)
Year of publication: 2018
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Come along on a hike on the Idaho Centennial Trail, linking up the desert to the Sawtooths to connect Jeanne's first and second section hikes of the ICT. Explore the transition from road walking the desert to approaching the snow topped Sawtooth mountains in the spring. The Idaho Centennial Trail is a trail that traverses the state of Idaho from the border with Nevada in the south nearly to the Canadian border in the north. Along the way, it travels through deserts and mountains, along roads and trails.
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Hike with Me: Return to the Wild Coast (Book)
Year of publication: 2018
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Come back to the Wild Coast, on a hike along the ocean in Washington State's Olympic National Park. Come along on a nine day backpacking trip with Jeanne, Ambrose and a new friend for incredible experiences, unpredictable weather, gorgeous views and wild animal encounters.
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Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Reach (Book)
Year of publication: 2018
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Come along on a hike on the Idaho Centennial Trail, from Stanley Lake to the farthest point the roads can reach into the Frank Church "River of No Return" Wilderness. This is a short section of the trail, but has its share of animal sightings, vistas, and a brush with fire.
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Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Frank Church Part 1 (Book)
Year of publication: 2019
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Hike along with Jeanne through the first half of the Frank Church "River of No Return" Wilderness on the Idaho Centennial Trail. Featuring over 200 full color pictures, as well as a crash course in what to do when the backpacking plan doesn't survive the engagement with trail reality, in ways good, and not so good.
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Hike with Me: Idaho Centennial Trail Frank Church Part 2 (Book)
Year of publication: 2021
Publisher: Kesourla
Genre: Creative Non Fiction
Description: Join Jeanne on another attempt to hike the Idaho Centennial Trail through the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. The river might not return, but this backpacker can't stop coming back! Nothing goes exactly as planned, but it was a great adventure. Includes over 100 color photos!
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