 Outdoor enthusiast and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis will share stories of her hiking journeys at three Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library locations in September. Meet her at Appalachian Adventures on Wednesday, September 4th at 6:00 pm at Oaklyn Branch, and Thursday, September 5th at 10:00 am at McCollough Branch and 6:00 pm at North Park Branch.
Davis has trekked over 12,000 miles on six continents and is the current overall record holder on the Appalachian Trail, having completed the 2,181 mile trail in 46 days – an average of 47 miles per day. She has been featured in the New York Times, on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and on the CBS Morning Show. However, her message is not about records or numbers, instead she believes “that the trail is there for everyone at every phase of life and that the trail is a metaphor for life.â€
The author of five books, Davis has written three North Carolina guidebooks and two Appalachian Trail hiking memoirs, Becoming Odyssa and Called Again. She has also written for, or appeared in, the magazines Men’s Journal, Shape, Fitness, Blue Ridge Outdoors, Backpacker, and Trail Runner.
The Appalachian Adventures program is free to attend and will be enjoyed by all ages.
Organizers wish to give a special thanks to Dunn Hospitality Group.
