Jeff
Alt convinced his wife (Beth), a
woman raised with the belief that
vacations include hot showers, beaches,
and warm beds, to chuck her domesticated
amenities and “Take a Hike” to help
her overcome the loss of her brother.
Jeff
had to spend quite a bit of time
convincing Beth that the hike would
be romantic, skillfully leaving
out some minor details about the
journey.
They
walked the 218-mile John Muir Trail
across California’s Sierra Nevada
mountain range as a depression awareness
campaign, carrying all their supplies
on their backs and sleeping on the
ground for weeks on end.
Several
times along the way, Beth realized
that she had been taken for “a ride”
or rather “a hike.”
But,
Beth came to realize that this was
just the remedy she needed. Not
only are they still happily married,
Beth even says she’d do it again!
Jeff
and Beth’s trail adventures, detailed
in the award-winning A Hike For
Mike, will entertain and inspire
anyone through Jeff’s witty humor
and inspirational stories.
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