Wow. This is the best hiking story I've seen in a while. An overweight couch potato turns into a hiker and breaks a record for hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada.
Her name is Heather Anderson. She prefers to hike in dresses and skirts. (Wait until you find out why.) She also scared off two mountain lions. An inspiration to us all.
Read Heather's story here, as told in the New York Times.
Also, we have an update to an earlier blog post: I have found a partner for the CitySolve Urban Adventure Race in D.C. on Sept. 14. Thanks to all those who responded.
I was also contacted by the organizers of a new adventure race, the XPlore Urban Adventure Race Series. It looks similar to CitySolve, but "The Amazing Race" craze is such that I'm sure there's room for both. XPlore is coming to D.C. on Sept. 28 _ I plan to stop by and maybe even take part, schedule permitting _ and there are other cities on the list. Give it a try. Looks like fun.
Even more fun, of course, is a hiking trip to the Swiss Alps. Or Vermont. Or Nevada. Or Virginia. Visit our website and join us for one of our walking vacations in 2014.
See you on the trails.
Joseph
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