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Donations will assist us with administrative needs, our podcast launch and platform fees, marketing, and public relations. And most of all, your support and encouragement will help us grow and support a robust community capable of fostering change in the mental health arena and building relationships with wilderness therapy programs across the country.
The desire to hike the Appalachian Trail wasn’t some spiritual epiphany that arose from deep within my psyche. It wasn’t some crazy idea I came up with just to spice things up. It wasn't my life dream to become a wilderness explorer. I found my way to the Appalachian Trail because I was struggling with my mental health and needed help. I needed guidance. I needed to feel that life was worth living.
The thought of hiking deep into the desert’s backcountry seemed magical at first, but soon enough I came to understand why so few trekked this far out. Just imagine taking on a hike where the mountains you climb have beach sands dumped across them as far as you could see....
It’s custom to take on a trail name once you’ve earned your stripes as a thru hiker. The birthing of my name was a simple affair. You’re from Boston? Yes. Your favorite cocktail is a Moscow mule? Yes. Well there it is, you're the Boston Mule.....
Why would one travel three hours and forty five minutes to hike five miles? Especially...
Many people are stressed, alienated, depressed, and mentally taxed. Hike the Good Hike raises awareness about mental health and helps people cultivate a more positive mind and lifestyle by inspiring them to take time in nature.