Speaker Series: Christy Teglo
When: March 30, 2023 at 6:30pm
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7:30pm
Location: Charrette Creek Commons
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Join us at Charrette Creek Commons as we welcome our first speaker of the season. Author Christy Teglo will be presenting her book "Weathered: About Finding Strength on the John Muir Trail."
“You’re hiking how far solo? How are you going to hike the entire John Muir Trail when you’ve never even been backpacking before?”
These were the two most common questions that accompanied baffled looks from Christy’s corporate coworkers when she mentioned her plans.
After six months of research, reading books, watching documentaries, and training hikes, Christy began walking southbound on the world-famous trail.
Throughout her wild journey, Christy encountered freezing temperatures, pelting hail storms, and losing her way, but found trail family, incredible views, and experiences that would change her life forever. Hiking up and over ten different mountain passes gave Christy a lot of time to think about why her nine-year marriage was falling apart, gave her the chance to truly embody her individualism, time to make new friends, and the strength she would need on and off the trail.
This is one woman’s account of the three weeks she spent on the iconic trail.
Free, registration not required.