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Susan Alcorn

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http://www.backpack45.com

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Travel, Travel, Memoir

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backpack45.blogspot.com

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I'm a hiker, backpacker, traveler, author, and publisher. After I started backpacking at age 48, I decided to find out about other women "of a certain age" who backpacked. That led to "We're in the Mountains Not over the Hill: Tales and Tips from Seasoned Women Backpackers," which supports women exploring the rewards and challenges of the wilderness.

After hiking across Spain on the Camino de Santiago (2001), I decided to learn more about the ancient trail and then wrote "Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago."

The long-distance hikes have continued--in Patagonia, in the U.S., and on additional pilgrimage routes in France, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland. I like seeing a country on foot--the slow pace of travel allows me to more fully immer ...more

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	We're in the Mountains, Not Over the Hill: Tales and Tips from Seasoned Women Backpackers 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago 3.47 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walk, Hike, Saunter: Seasoned Women Share Tales and Trails 3.88 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patagonia Chronicle: On Foot in Torres del Paine 3.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Trail with Boots McFarland: Volume 1 by Geolyn J Carvin, Susan Alcorn (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Healing Miles: Gifts from the Caminos Norte and Primitivo 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Times of Vivien Bean by Susan Alcorn (Goodreads Author), Vivien Bean 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The seed of Healing Miles

The seeds of Healing Miles: Gifts from the Caminos Norte and Primitivo came from the journal I kept during the two major hikes across Spain. As life unfolded--my unresolved medical problem and my mother's decline--I couldn't help but write about the challenges I faced, but also the love and support I got from friends and family back home, unbelievably kind people I met while on the trail, and the Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 24, 2017 09:53 • Tags: camino-de-santiago, family, friends, healing-miles, health-and-fitness, hiking, pilgrimage-trails

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“I don't like either the word [hike] or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains - not 'hike!' Do you know the origin of that word saunter? It's a beautiful word. Away back in the middle ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going they would reply, 'A la sainte terre', 'To the Holy Land.' And so they became known as sainte-terre-ers or saunterers. Now these mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not 'hike' through them.”
― John Muir

tags: hike, holy-land, mountains, outdoors, religion, saunter, walk

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