ABOUT THE BOOK

Fans of Into the Wild, Blue Highways, On the Road, The Alchemist, Wild, A Walk in the Woods; will absolutely love UNLOST.

Life doesn’t come with a roadmap...
And this is not a guidebook

CORY MORTENSEN rode his bike from Chaska, Minnesota, to California. The experience ultimately changed his perspective on how life could be lived. So, rather than returning home after his adventure—back to the life unwanted—and equipped with absolutely no plan and nothing tying him down, he makes a simple phone call to quit his career and hitchhike south along the Pacific Coast Highway. Destination unknown. Sounds like a pretty good idea.

One minute, I’m sitting in a cubicle, and the next, I’m haggling over a room in the Andes in a location of the world I never even knew existed.

Where does a guy go when he has no place to be? Passport, tent, sleeping bag, and a favorite pair of Chaco sandals—enough gear for meandering from the Mexican border to the southern tip of South America, right?

Humor ■ Insight ■ Adventure ■ Gratitude ■ Peace

Forty-hour bus rides, Mayan Ruins, five-dollar tattoos, mountain biking down the Road of Death, para-gliding the mountains of Mérida, trekking the Patagonian Andes. Spectacular sights, strange foods, unfamiliar smells, interesting people—and what would a trip like this be without a little dynamite?

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AWARDS

UNLOST

Best Indie Book Award (BIBA)
International Book Awards
Readers' Favorite
NYC Big Book Award
The BookFest
American BookFest
The BookFest Awards
Pencraft Best Book Awards
Global Ebook Awards
Literary Titan Book Award

"If great storytelling by a seasoned 'world citizen' who truly knows his subject sounds appealing, then Cory Mortensen's UNLOST ranks right up at the top of the list."

— IndieReader

"A shaggy travel memoir with amusing recollections and occasional nuggets of wisdom."

— Kirkus Reviews

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

Cory has a way of telling a good story with few words. I love his adventures. It’s hard to keep it interesting when you’re doing the same thing over and over- backpacking thru South America. But his humor and succinct writing makes it fun and interesting. I envy his travels and ability to just go with the flow. We could all learn a few lessons from that.

Tia Mills

I really enjoyed this fascinating book,brought back memories of some of my trips.The writer has an admirable sense of adventure and a gift for writing in a captivating way

Yvonne Carole

We read, in his first book, 'The Buddha and the Bee', about the author's bike ride from Minnesota to California. At that point, he made what, in my opinion, was the best decision of his life - he quit his job and kept traveling. I found this second book more casual and with many more interesting friends and scenery descriptions. Amazing how many young people travel freelance like this, and the temporary but strong bonds they form.

Gypsy Grandmum

Cory does a great job of telling stories of his life. I felt like I was there! Definitely a great read!

JoetheBroFESSor

Can't put it down good! We all at some point in our lives catch the wanderlust itch. Most of us try try to scratch it with a week or two of vacation from our 9 to 5 existence. Cory, on the other hand, went all in by quitting his job and restructuring his life to undertake a cycling adventure followed by a south American trekking journey. Read part I, The Buddha and The Bee first. The adventuring flows in a free form manner, loosley planned with maximum opportunities for fun and fellowship. This is an extremely well written narrative with plenty of historical facts and side stories for context.

Kenneth