Feb. 24 Appalachian Trail Stories with Lauralee Bliss

Join us on Friday, February 24 at 7 pm for Mountains, Madness, and Miracles – 4,000 Miles of Appalachian Trail Stories with author and long distance hiker Lauralee Bliss.

RSVP Today!  Please park in the lower lot for easy access to the Community Room on the 2nd floor of the Library.

Come hear from a hiker who has accomplished the famous Appalachian Trail not once but twice AND in each direction! Hiker Lauralee Bliss “Blissful”, an AT 4,000+ miler and the ridgerunner for Shenandoah National Park, will share stories and pictures from her 4,000 mile journey which she undertook northbound with her teen son and then southbound as a solo hiker. This presentation will inspire you to reach for your hiking dreams, whatever they might be. A book signing for her title Mountains, Madness, Miracles – 4,000 Miles Along the Appalachian Trail follows.

In support of the Montgomery County Libraries One Author, One County Spring 2017 program “Broadening Your Global Perspective Through Travel,” featuring author and travel guru Rick Steves at the Keswick Theater on March 26.  Tickets on sale now at Keswicktheatre.com.

Lauralee Bliss is a two-time Appalachian Trail long distance hiker (2007, 2010-2011) and current section hiker, logging over 6,000 miles and is currently section hiking the trail for a third time. She has also completed other long distance trails including the Long Trail of Vermont, the Foothills Trail in SC, the Allegheny Trail of West VA and the trails in Shenandoah National Park. Currently Lauralee serves as the ridgerunner in Shenandoah National Park, assisting long distance hikers on the Appalachian Trail.

Lauralee is a published author of over 20 inspirational fiction titles as well as her nonfiction book Madness, Mountains, Miracles – 4,000 Miles Along the Appalachian Trail. Lauralee has conducted presentations for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club, Shenandoah National Park, REI Inc., Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association, Boy Scouts of America, libraries, and school groups. She is also the founder of the popular Facebook group Appalachian Trail Section Hikers nearing 24,000 members.

Join us for an hour and twenty minute PowerPoint presentation of her journey, with additional information available to learn more about the trail, backpacking gear she took on the journey as well as a book signing. http://www.blissfulhiking.com