Many people think of journalists as annoying. Indeed many are. Heck, truth be told, that’s part of their job is to hold the high and mighty accountable. But every now and then a journalist writes an article that is flat-out cool. I ask you to check out Nicholas Kristof’s Sunday op-ed in the New York Times. Folks, it is boffo. He recounts his recent trek with his teenage daughter on the Pacific Crest Trail, which runs from Mexico to...

“My daughter is really depressed. We’re worried she might try to kill herself,” Jerry said. “Hey,” I answered slowly, “I really mean this. Long-distance hiking has this almost magical quality to boost people’s morale.” “Really.” “Sure,” I answered. “It’s strange. Your options are dramatically reduced out in the wilderness. Yet it somehow enlarges you.” I...

It’s hiking season, folks. What does that mean? Perhaps the motto of the Florida Appalachian Trail Club sums it up best. GOYASH (Get Off Your Ass, Start Hiking). Pretty good, huh. And I promise you one thing–you will never regret it. Especially this winter when you are frozen or iced in your house, if not your car. These are the good ol” days. Bill Walker is the author of the Skywalker hiking books, including...

“Be entrepreneurial,” I advise people heading overseas to walk the renowned Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. Indeed, I have crossed the Atlantic three times myself to trek the 500 miles from St. Jean’s Pied de Port in southern France to Santiago de Compostela in the northwestern Spanish province of Galicia, and this is the conclusion I have drawn. Be entrepreneurial. What do I mean? Well, an entrepreneur, by his or her very...

Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker series of hiking books, is offering a free upload on Amazon Kindle, or other handheld devices, of The Best Way–El Camino de Santiago, today and tomorrow, June 22-23. This is the story of his 2010 and 2011 treks on the popular European pilgrimage, El Camino de Santiago which runs from southern France to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spanish province of Galicia. Walker describes the Camino as...