Turning Thru-Hiking into a Career by Renee She-ra Patrick
By A Mystery Man Writer
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After five-months of joy, challenge, struggle, and laughter, I reached Canada on my 2006 PCT thru-hike determined to find a way to get paid to hike. I felt freedom and exhilaration in waking up each day, facing the obstacles of the trail, overcoming those obstacles, and making tangible progress towards my goal to walk across the country. I couldn’t imagine going back to the “real world” and my desk job, no matter that I had recently finished graduate school; I wanted to live and work outside and hike forever. Sound familiar? Many thru-hikers get bitten by the hiking bug and decide to try and make hiking a careertry being the important word here. Making a career that lasts (and pays the bills) in the outdoors can be as daunting as the first step on a long trail, but as I
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Intentional Hiking Launch Event October 23 – She-ra Hikes
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Blue Mountains Trail Backpacking & Thru-Hiking Guide
Six Moon Designs - After five-months of joy, challenge, struggle, and laughter, I reached Canada on my 2006 PCT thru-hike determined to find a way to get paid to hike. I felt
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Episode 80: Renee “She-ra” Patrick on the Value of Long-Distance Hiking
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August 2022 – Page 2 – She-ra Hikes
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Blue Mountains Trail Backpacking & Thru-Hiking Guide
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hike – She-ra Hikes
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The Thru-Hiker's Gear List - Vol.2
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AT 2022 – Day 41: 12.5 miles (451.4 miles total) – She-ra Hikes
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At 2022 – Day 34: 15.4 miles (369.8 miles total) – She-ra Hikes
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Thru-Hiker Renee Patrick Sits a Spell with Me – The Shelby Little
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