Episodes

When asked about herself, Laura Donovan says “two things run in my blood–hiking and teaching.” Several years ago, after moving up to New York, Laura found herself teaching music in the schools during the week and traversing the hiking trails of...

2018 Ten Gift Ideas   1.  A membership to an organization that is truly meaningful and helpful to the Trails. ATC, AHS, Florida Trail Association, your local trail association ($45 and up) www.atc.org www.americanhiking.org     2.  Judy Gross new Under Shorts ($30)   https://lightheartgear.com/collections/womens-clothing/products/undershorts?fbclid=IwAR2Pk8gTfPZ7GJDwpXBb5DnPPA6VaK5suVn23y-a9cedQcS58TLAFgu2K6I     3.  Healthy Hiking – Lucky Sheep all-cotton sleeping bags ($300-400) https://www.woolsleepingbag.com/     4.  Hiking Health Stocking Stuffers – Body Glide, duct tape, miniature baby powder, sports band-aids etc.      5.  Hiking poles – Good ones! ($80 and up)     6.  A trail food bouquet – ramen, summer sausage, Little Debbie’s, individual peanut butter tubes, etc. (10 cents and up) https://www.minimus.biz/foodmain.aspx     7.  A roll of doggie poop bags- to clean the trail as we hike- $6 and up. https://www.amazon.com/Pet-Waste-Bags-Clean-refills/dp/B00MA…

Regina Reiter is an incredible woman who shows us all what it is like to take an unhappy event and use it to completely change her life. Through the loss of a job, Regina found herself at somewhat of a crossroads in her life. She had...

Judy Gross, aka Lightheart, spent her whole life in the outdoors, hiking and enjoying the trail. She raised a couple of Eagle Scouts, putting in trail miles right alongside them, and throughout her adulthood, while she became a nurse and...

Christine Gautreaux is a hiker, mother, author, artist and life coach. She centers her work around both art and the outdoors and has a special passion for helping what she calls 'the helper.' Whether you are a caregiver, therapist, social worker,...

Karen Lord Rutter is a woman of many, many talents!! She is a retired teacher and administrator with a career littered with awards and accolades. With a self-professed love of all things learning, it is no surprise that she has traveled the world and...

Summer did not grow up hiking....in fact, it was pretty near the top of things she 'would just rather not do!' The mosquitoes and cold of Minnesota, combined with her speed and discomfort kept her off the trails and safely ensconced in the world of...

When Sue Williams got into backpacking, she noticed that there was very little aimed at the over-50s hiker and even less at the female over-50s hiker. She decided to do something about it and, with her husband John, started . The site is aimed at...

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