![]() ![]() At age twenty-one, Jennifer hiked the entire Appalachian Trail as a solo female and fell in love with long-distance backpacking. Jennifer Pharr Davis grew up in the North Carolina Mountains, where she developed a love for hiking at a young age. And she learns that the Appalachian Trail is more than a 2,175 mile hike: it is a journey that will change a person forever. As she travels along the ridges of the ancient mountain chain, she realizes that she isn’t walking through nature-she realizes she is part of nature. With every step she takes, Jennifer transitions from an over-confident college graduate to a student of the trail. But even at her lowest points, it provides enduring friendships, unexpected laughter, and the gift of self-discovery. The trail becomes a modern day Odyssey that tests Jennifer’s faith in God, humanity and herself. ![]() ![]() The next five months are the most physically and emotionally challenging of her life-coping with blisters and aching shoulders, hiking through endless torrents of rain and a blizzard, facing unwanted company and encountering tragedy. Through inexperienced and unprepared, she feels drawn to the Appalachian Trail and sets out along on the long-distance footpath that stretches 2,175 miles from Georgia to Maine. After graduating from college, Jennifer isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. ![]()
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