Jennifer Pharr Davis

Something deep within me connected with hard work, nature and simplicity.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

Our bodies are made to move, and moving down the trail is one of the oldest, natural ways people have used their…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“In Massachusetts and Vermont, there had been plenty of mosquitoes, but in New Hampshire, they had reinforcements.”

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

Writing is one of the main ways that I process the experience.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

A lot of people talk about the trail healing them, but I feel like, the first time, it humbled me, which I…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

I'd always had an interest of pushing my limits and was intrigued by endurance.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

I know that I was hiking at a very young age because I remember being convinced that it was the trees that…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“them? • Don’t fight the Trail. You have to flow with it. Be cooperative with the Trail, neither competitive nor combative. •…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

One thing I think I've always felt about being in nature is that it's a very natural taste.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

Food is like a torture device because hiking 47 miles a day is hard enough. And then you're trying to get down…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

Going into the woods, you can go as fast or as slow as you want. It's restorative. Even when I was young,…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

I found things in the woods that I didn’t know I was looking for… and now I’ll never be the same.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“On the trail, all I had to do was walk. It was up to me how far I wanted to walk and…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“If your goal is to walk the entire Appalachian Trail, then do it. People who take shortcuts do so because they are…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“Life would be much better if the speed limit was three miles per hour.”

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

I would rather watch a sunset than TV.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“I wasn't worried about not succeeding; I was worried about not trying.”

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

My motivation to keep hiking was rooted in the magnificent details of the Appalachian Mountains, and the more I poured myself out…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“True love isn’t an emotion; it’s a commitment—and it will be confronted by many trials and tribulations. Like the trail, love is…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

I was surrounded by life and beauty. My soul was content, and my life felt full.

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

Hiking is great because it's a lifelong sport and you're outdoors, active, so whether you call that a sport or a hobby…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“Look up. Listen to the melody. If you want to dance, then you can’t fight the music; you have to flow with…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“Walking the entire Appalachian Trail is not recreation. It is an education and a job. • Walking the entire Appalachian Trail is…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“But somewhere along the journey I learned that much of what I thought was impossible was simply very, very difficult.”

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

One of the best feelings I had growing up was being completely exhausted at the end of the day after playing outside…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis