Presentation: Tips and Tricks for Successful Long Distance Hiking

Please join us on Tuesday November 12th in Freeport for a presentation by veteran thru-hiker Dan Feldman, a pediatric physical therapist from Portland who has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail and made a good attempt on the Continental Divide Trail. Feldman took the many lessons he learned from these big hikes and put them all into a great new book entitled Long-Distance Hiking. In it he talks about choosing trail food and resupplying; selecting footwear, stoves, sleeping bags and water treatment; preventing and treating injuries; dealing with weather and animals; managing a hiking budget; keeping the right frame of mind and much more. On Tuesday, November 12th, join us for this entertaining program at the Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive in Freeport for a potluck dinner at 6pm and Dan Feldman’s talk and slide show at 7pm. Bring a potluck item to share and your own dinnerware (plate, utensils etc.). Drinks will be available. Or simply come for the talk at 7pm. Both potluck and talk are free and open to the public. FMI, email Fran Leyman or download a flyer (450 KB PDF).