I never realized how much I wanted to go on a hike until pitching this series to my editors.
After years of passing by trail signs and thinking “There’s just no time,” I am challenging myself to go on hikes and write about them.
It's a special series that will be available exclusively to News-Leader subscribers.
I took over the outdoors beat after colleague Wes Johnson stepped down in late 2020. He’s now enjoying the retirement life.
Aside from tracking the topics Johnson diligently wrote about for years, I wanted to introduce myself to even more of the outdoors world: Missouri’s trails.