Not everyone is out to break the record to be the fastest hiker/runner on the Appalachian Trail – or any trail – for that matter. And not everyone wants to walk over 2,100 miles continuously. But no matter how fast or how long, we all take every trail, every hike, one step […]
Archives for November 2018
Take a Hike!
“Take a hike.” Those words may not always be said in the most loving manner, but I’m telling you because I do care about you – take a hike! National Take a Hike Day is Saturday, November 17th. This event was created by the American Hiking Society to encourage folks to get out of doors […]
“The trail gives you what you need.”
“The trail gives you what you need.” Jennifer Pharr Davis, Appalachian Trail record holder, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, hiker, educator, author, wife and mom, says this phrase often. I interviewed Pharr Davis for this blog and will write about that interview for my next blog. But this writing is about healing in nature. […]