Flip Flop on the Appalachian Trail - Paperback

by Maribeth Crandell (Author)

What in the world are you doing?I'm 47 years old. Obviously I'm having a mid-life crisis.Have you ever wanted to do something but never got around to it? Maribeth had wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail ever since she was a kid. She waited almost four decades until the time was right. Hike along with her for over 2,000 miles through snow storms, heat waves, wildlife encounters and the scariest animal of all, her fellow man.She started hiking north from Georgia with a migration of thru-hikers all the way to New York State. Then, after taking the summer off to work, she started again, hiking south from Maine for a much more solitary experience on what is called a Flip Flop on the Appalachian Trail.

Author Biography

Maribeth Crandell grew up in North Carolina and loved the outdoors. She went to college in the Blue Ridge Mountains and studied Environmental Education. Moving to the Pacific Northwest she worked as a naturalist, outdoor educator and guide from the Columbia River to Southeast Alaska. In mid-life she went back to school to get a Teaching Certificate and Masters in Human Development. She has worked as a community outreach educator for many years on Whidbey Island in Washington State. She still hikes the rugged trails of the Pacific Northwest and Appalachia.