Lessons from the Appalachian Trail

Saturday April 11

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11:00 AM  –  12:00 PM

Jeff Alt presents his Appalachian Trail journey, over 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine, with entertaining and inspiring tales, stunning slides, music, and lots of lessons. This is based on his award-winning AT book, A Walk for Sunshine. 

Guide Jeff Alt

 

Activity Rating Easy

 

Meeting Location Great Smokies Welcome Center, Level 2 (view map)

PLEASE NOTE: This session is located on the second level and will require participants to climb a flight of stairs.

Event Location Great Smokies Welcome Center, Level 2

 

What to Bring

About Your Guide 
Jeff Alt is an accomplished adventurer and award-winning author of eight books. Alt has walked the 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail, the 218-mile John Muir Trail with his wife, carried his 21-month-old daughter on a family trek across Ireland, and hiked with his son on the Appalachian Trail at six weeks of age.
 
Alt’s most notable books are A Walk for Sunshine, Get Your Kids Hiking, Four Boots One Journey, and The Adventures of Bubba Jones National Park series. Alt is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), and is a TEDx speaker. He has been featured on ESPN, Hallmark Channel, Backpacker Magazine, weatherchannel.com, Women’s Health, Shape, and many more. 
 
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Member Fee $45
 
Guest Fee $85
As a member, you are invited and encouraged to bring along a guest. This fee includes admission to this event and a year-long Park Keeper membership for your guest. 
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