Presentation at the 43rd Annual Gathering of the Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association Gathering. Course description: In July of 2022, I began an end-to-end hike of the Long Trail to honor my father’s legacy. In 1937, he backpacked the Long Trail to celebrate his high school graduation. Armed with his trail diary and guidebook, I…
Lancaster Hiking Club Annual Banquet Keynote Presentation Upon stepping out of the woods, a thru-hiker encounters a peculiar sight in the empty trailhead parking lot: a pair of Hoka hiking shoes laced up and pointing north. What if the Hokas could talk? What stories might be hidden in the soles and laces? This collection of…
Presentation at the Writer’s Conference of Northern Appalachia: Forests once blanketed the landscape of Northern Appalachia. Despite centuries of exploitation, significant remnants of these once-vast forests still persist in the region. Let’s explore these resilient forests through a series of breathtaking photographs to find inspiration for writing. Along the way, we’ll discuss how forest immersion…