At the age of 41 after a lifetime spent attempting to please others, I embarked on a journey to honor my own feelings and desires by hiking the entire 2,174 mile Appalachian Trail in one year (called thru-hiking). The story of my adventure not only illustrates my roller coaster ride through love, fear, and everything in between, but also chronicles the daily trials and tribulations in the life of a thru-hiker. Ultimately I uncovered how my commitment to my goal of reaching and summiting the final mountain, Mount Katahdin in Maine, actually stood between me and my real purpose in hiking the trail.

You can read all about it in my book, My Heart’s Wishes ~ Thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, which will be available later this year.