Exploring The Great Smoky Mountains With Michelle

Meet Michelle Long. Michelle is a dear friend of mine. I consider her and a few other of my Hike Like A Woman Ambassadors to be my mentors in life and the outdoors, so you know she's a pretty special lady. Michelle started hiking in 2010 so she’s relatively new to the outdoors and a great example to me of someone who works hard, hikes far, and lives a life full of kindness. As I mentioned previously, Michelle is also a HLAW Ambassador and she contributes to our website so be sure to read some of her articles here. This is one of her articles that she mentions in the podcast.    Enjoy the show!   2:30 Why you need to visit Knoxville, Tennessee. 8:00 Enjoying "intimate moments of grandeur" in the mountains. [Tweet ""I never knew there were so many shades of green" {in the forest}, @dignthegarden on the @hikelikeawoman #podcast."] 11:00 Why hiking groups and clubs are so important.    [Tweet " "Badass Flower Ninja," @dignthegarden talks about #wildflowers on the @hikelikeawoman #podcast."] 12:30 Why we all need a woman like Dawn in our lives. 15:30  [Tweet " "Hikers are very accepting of everyone!" @digninthegarden on the @hikelikeawoman #podcast."] 20:00 On deep and lasting friendships developed on the trail. 29:50  "There's always something new to learn." 35:00 On fostering dogs.  37:00  [Tweet ""It's important to have friends who push us...just a little bit," @dignthegarden on the @hikelikeawoman #podcast.""] 39:00  I would tell my 12-year-old self to go to therapy now!  You can find Michelle here. You can subscribe to the Hike Like A Woman Podcast here. Today’s show is sponsored by my very first e-book, How To Hike With Kids.  If you have a kid in your life I have a book to recommend. That book is called How To Hike With Kids, and I wrote it and published it myself because I couldn’t find a good book about hiking with kids that was useful for my hiking style. So like any good parent (muah hahaha) I used my own children as test subjects for the techniques mentioned in the book. We spent hundreds and maybe even thousands of miles on the trail researching and finding out how best to hike with kids. This book is a compilation of trail tested tips and advice on how to hike with children of all ages. You can check out this 5-star review on Amazon!