Week 52: Michele Downing
On December 28th, I was super excited as I drove my car to meet Michele Downing, my hiking companion for the very last hike of “A Year of Hikes: 52 Weeks, 52 Women, Same Trail.” I couldn’t wait to meet the…
Week 51: Erin Harman
Like the lyrics from Frank Sinatra’s song “Let It Snow, Let It Snow Let It Snow,” the weather outside was frightful for 51st hike of “A Year of Hikes: 52 Weeks, 52 Women, Same Trail.” But unlike the song, Erin…
Week 50: Theresa Waskey
Like the previous 49 weeks, Theresa Waskey, my hiking companion for the 50th hike of “A Year of Hikes: 52 Weeks, 52 Women, Same Trail” followed me to the AT trailhead off Route 77 and parked her vehicle. She jumped…
Week 49: Susan Woodruff Howard
My hiking companions for A Year of Hikes: 52 Weeks, 52 Women, Same Trail are a diverse group. Some I’ve known since childhood; some I’ve known for a few years and still others I met for the first time at…