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Happiness for Beginners — A 40-Minute Zoom Book Club Experience
If you’ve ever signed up for something outdoors while quietly thinking, “This might be a mistake…” — welcome in! My your hiking…
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Meet My Co-Host: Samantha (“Sam”) Taylor — and Why This Maui Trip Was Inevitable
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Couch to Virginia Triple Crown: A Real-World Training Manual for Real Humans
If you’ve ever stood at the base of a climb, looked up, and thought “I want to do this… but how?”—this manual…
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The Virginia Triple Crown: Ice, Adrenaline, and a Little Bit of Magic
The Virginia Triple Crown is one of those hiking goals that lives quietly on people’s bucket lists for years, until one day…
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Chaos and Clarity…Mostly Chaos.
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🌲 Finding the Mother Tree — A 40-Minute Zoom Book Club Experience
If you’ve ever wished for a book club that fits into your busy life and doesn’t cost a thing — welcome in.…
This is how it all started…
your hiking company didn’t begin with a grand business plan or a flashy launch. It started the way most meaningful things do—one foot in front of the other.
For a long time, my relationship with the outdoors was all gas, no brakes. I was a balls-to-the-wall Spartan racer and ultrarunner, chasing finish lines, cutoff times, and the next hard thing. Movement was about pushing—faster, farther, tougher. And while that chapter taught me a lot about grit and endurance, it eventually stopped feeling sustainable.
Hiking found me during that transition.
As I slowed down, stretched my days out, and let distance replace speed, something shifted. Long miles became less about proving something and more about being something—present, curious, grounded. I moved from racing to roaming, from finish lines to ridgelines. Hiking turned into backpacking. Backpacking turned into education. And the outdoors became not just a challenge, but a classroom.
Along the way, people began asking to join me. Friends. Students. People who didn’t see themselves as “outdoorsy,” but wanted to learn, move, and try. I watched confidence grow quietly—on fire roads, switchbacks, and trails where no one cared about pace or performance.
Today, this work is rooted in the belief that hiking is for everyone: beginners, comeback athletes, burned-out high achievers, and anyone looking for a gentler, more meaningful way to move through the world. I design experiences that are intentional, transparent, and supportive—no surprises, no pressure, and no need to earn your place on the trail.
This company exists to help people reconnect—with nature, with their bodies, and with their own capability. To prove that endurance doesn’t always have to be loud. And to remind us that some of the most powerful journeys happen when we slow down enough to notice where we are.
Welcome to the trail.
TeddiJo aka (trail name) Teddianna Jones
Outdoor Educator & Never Give-upper
