The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina focuses on the beauty, quirkiness, and vibrancy of the 1,000 miles from Clingmans Dome in the Smokies to the Outer Banks. Danny will discuss the highlights and challenges of walking the MST. Meeting people is also a vital part of walking the trail. As a mountain hiker from western North Carolina, she’ll talk about the unexpected and unusual sights she encountered in the rest of the state and show slides.
The route takes in Frazer fir trees and pelicans, old grist and textile mills, working cotton and tobacco farms, Revolutionary War sites and two British Cemeteries complete with Union Jacks. Author Danny Bernstein shares stories that will captivate the curious, adventurous, hiker, biker, and history and culture buff.
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina is published by the History Press (February 2013).
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Danny Bernstein – Bio
Danny’s mission is to get people out of their cars and hiking.
A committed hiker for over 40 years, she’s completing the Appalachian Trail, all the trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the South beyond 6000, many other hiking challenges, and, of course, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. She maintains sections of the MST and the A.T. She’s written two hiking guides, Hiking the Carolina Mountains (2007) and Hiking North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains (2009) published by Milestone Press and blogs at www.hikertohiker.com.
In her previous life, she worked in computer science for thirty-five years, way before computing was cool, first as a software developer and then as a professor of computer science.
Her motto is “No place is too far to walk if you have the time.” Danny plans to die with her boots on.