I HAVE BEEN LEADING ECO-ADVENTURES FOR OVER 17 YEARS WITH ELDERHOSTEL AS WELL AS ON MY OWN COACHING RETREATS. AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN ME FAVORABLE TO EXCELLENT REVIEWS AS YOU CAN SEE ON MY WEBSITE. I START WITH A SAGE CLEANSING AND WE DISCUSS WHAT THE TOUR WILL BE ABOUT AS WELL AS WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR. MY WEBSITE TELLS YOU WHAT TO WEAR AND FOOD, SNACKS, ETC. TO BRING.
I HIKE AT AN APPROPRIATE SPEED THAT LET'S PEOPLE ENJOY THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS. I LET PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL SURROUNDINGS. THEY USUALLY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT WHY OUR AREA HAS SUCH BROWN-YELLOW GRASS AND IF THIS AREA WAS EVER COVERED WITH FORESTS IN PREHISTORIC TIMES. THE ANSWER IS YES. DUE TO LUMBERING AND HISTORIC PIONEERS WHO WANTED FUELS FOR THEIR WINTER FIRES , MANY OAKS AND OTHER TREES WERE CUT. THE RIVERS IN PREHISTORIC TIMES USED TO SUPPORT MANY SALMON, TROUT, AND OTHER SMALL FISH TO EAT. TODAY THE RIVERS DO NOT HAVE SALMON AND THE FISHERMEN GO TO THE LAKES OR OCEANS HERE. PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THE WEATHER AND WHY THE LIVE OAKS STAY SO GREEN. WE GET OVER40 " OF RAIN IN THE WINTER AND SPRING AND THE LIVE OAKS NEVER LOOSE MANY LEAVES. OUR PICTURESQUE COUNTRYSIDE ATTRACTS MANY TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
WE TAKE BREAKS EVERY 30 TO 40 MINUTES AND I LEAD DISCUSSIONS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS AT THESE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIT OR LAY DOWN TO REST AWHILE. WE ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY. I ENJOY BEING AN INTERPRETIVE HIKING GUIDE - IT IS WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO EVEN WHEN I WAS IN UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL. MUSEUM WORK GETS TOO REPETITIVE. I ENJOY THE SMELLS, AND THE NEW FLOWERS AND BULBS THAT APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT SEASONS.
MY COACHING WORK HAS LED ME TO DISCUSS WITH MY HIKERS WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO WITH THE INFORMATION FROM MY TOURS TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES OR TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES.
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