As an avid hiker and occasional backpacker I would like to introduce myself through the link provided below. Plans change and I have decided to dedicate more of my hiking and backpacking to a cause that propels my self interests. Converting these interests from self to others are my newly found lifetime goals. After slaving for ten years to attain my degrees in psychology and nature I found an excellent non-profit group I will work through and with. My first hike is coming up soon (see link) that is sponsored. Instead of backpacking for the next month on the Appalachian Trail (AT) I will instead use the time now and in the future to help exactly what I preach about, psychology and nature, also called eco-therapy. My PhD dissertation was research on what many of us already know, positive changes from long distance hiking the AT. Though a lot of us know about this psychological gift nature helps us with it also needs to be documented with actual research methods and results. This is what I am all about, this is what I accomplished, and I hope my findings help with future research in the development of bon-a-fide counseling services and self help individuals and groups. This is the link to my next hike: https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients...kZmOY.facebook