Nature is free and abundant… so why does it seem out of reach for minority women?
, based on the bestselling 2012 book by Cheryl Strayed, where she takes a solo backpacking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail – a 2,650-mile route stretching the entirety of America's west coast.people actually do this?" And like clockwork, a few days later, a video of a tall, athletic, blonde white woman with legs made out of steel nicknamed "Homemade Wanderlust" was recommended to me on YouTube .
I quickly branched out, watching videos of other women hiking on trails in the US and here in the UK. "Yes, peoplewas suddenly evident. After all, you didn't need the rigours and social confidence of the gym or the stamina of a running track. With hiking, you walk, you think about life, and you get fit. It was all about the simple things in life. And as someone struggling with my
at the time and having not yet found an appropriate outlet to soothe myself, I thought I could hike too. Until I looked down at my brown skin and saw my black hair and brown eyes in the mirror.Something meant to be all about enjoying the simple things in life only appeared to be simple for the white community.
Honestly, the hiking community appeared so white-dominated that the lack of diversity frightened me. Would I be unwelcomed, laughed at, ridiculed back into hiding indoors? It was only during the year before lockdown I finally took the plunge and signed onto a group hike. It was a terrifying thing to do – but, I'm glad to report, that I have not looked back! Since then, I have summited
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