What we’re about
Lifes A Hike was born out of a homework assignment to deliver a personalized essay presentation in front of a group of fellow toastmasters. The guidelines for the essay was to do something your passionate about, and that had
changed my Life and how it did.
It was a easy choice for me for in 2009 my life took a 190 and change so much. from losing my company, my house, and more. for thats when I realized looking back at all the down parts in my life, and then looking back at all the good things that a happen in my life felt as if Life is like a hike from reaching the peak to all the stumbles to get there.
After that lowest part of my life, I shed almost all the bad things I brought into it from smoking two packs of cigarettes a day to take and steroids to drinking a half a fifth a night. I connected back to God what's my biggest change and then started replacing negative things with positive things and that's where my hiking adventure began in the woods of Princeton Mass hiking every weekend hiking up Mount wachusett. Oh it took me a while to reach the peak after many hikes, for I have went to the gym for the last 30 years I was never a cardio person so in time this was weaved into my everyday life.
I had started lifes a hike group 2016 as a give back for thanks to him above by offering hiking groups to people going through rehab from alcohol and drrugs to show them that there is a better place in mind and body in this life. but during the winter it was not feasible for people with addictions they weren't as healthy to continue hiking in the winter. So that's when I decided to launch on Meetup some 5 years ago to find and help people who are beginning and wanted to hike and to learn and to explore.now we are blessed with over 3,000 signed up member, and run 6 to 10 hikes a month with up to 5 hike leaders to assist.
flirting over the years with the idea of integrating charity fundraising with our group hikes, finally this year decided to implement it fully with My hiking groups and also the other leaders to focus on one charity at a time to raise funds to make more of a impact for people less fortunate while we were having our fun. I am so excited to have life A hike evolve from just me hiking with several people from the rehab center to now having 5 leaders for group hikes and growing.
I originally started this group focusing on beginners to moderate skilled hikers, to help people find the love of hiking as a tool to help make a healthy body and mind. With new blood on our team we are expanding to be able to cater to more novice and expert hikers. Retired people that like to hike during the week. And a younger group to be able to satisfy the 20s to 30s.
This is my mission statement and my story
To bring the love of hiking into other people's hearts.
