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The Portage Lake District Library will host athlete, author, adventure speaker, and 2012 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis this Saturday afternoon.
Pharr Davis has covered over 12,000 miles of long distance trails on six continents and has hiked with her husband and two year old daughter in all fifty states.
In 2011, she covered the 2,181 mile Appalachian Trail in forty six days, eleven hours, and twenty minutes, maintaining a remarkable average of forty seven miles per day.
By doing this, she claimed the overall (male or female) fastest known time on the trail and became the first woman to set that mark.
She has written five books about the outdoors and numerous articles for outdoor magazines.
Pharr Davis is also the founder and owner of Blue Ridge Hiking Company, a guiding service that strives to make the wilderness accessible and enjoyable for hikers of all ages, genders, and ability levels.
She will give a slide show presentation on Saturday, tell stories from the trails, and read from her most recent book, The Pursuit of Endurance, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
There will be a book signing and selling following the presentation plus time for questions and answers.
Everyone is then invited to meet at the head of the Tech Trails off of Sharon Ave. in Houghton at 3:30 p.m. and join Pharr Davis for a hike until 5:00 p.m.
Library programs are free and everyone is welcome. For more information, please call the library at 482-4570.
