About the Author

Hello! My name is KG and I first heard of backpacking around the year of 2015. Getting out into nature always seems to revive my soul. So, my daughter and I gathered some budget supplies and headed out for our first overnighter shortly thereafter. Since then, I have hiked with all my family members a time or two, but none of them share my passion to hike long and far. In fact, in 2016, I felt like God gave me a tentative date to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.

Sadly, I never dreamed how my adventure would begin. Several situations in my life had worn me down quite a bit. My mental focus at my job while walking through those last few years had taken a toll on me mentally. Because of my diminished ability to focus on the intense demands at my job that I truly love, and with a need to take time away from home for a season, my doctor and I believe a reprieve into the woods could be healing for my soul.

Since this 2022 thru hike and the years following, I found myself on a healing journey. While I know that God has restored and healed my broken heart, I still am a work in progress. He continues to walk me through sanctification. While I became a believer in 1993 and have sought a personal, intimate relationship with my Lord and Savior all these years, I still struggle and some days a lot more than others.

As I listed on the cover page, I currently find myself entertaining three endeavors that have blossomed out of my thru hike adventure. I have tended to get ahead of God so I am being more timid than I normally would and just keep waiting for His timing on how they three seeds I feel He planted in me with take root and flourish. Until then, I'll just keep taking one step at a time doing my best in my humanness to live a life He would be proud of.

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