Hi everyone,
On September 21st I'll be doing a 90 minute seminar on long distance hiking at a local community college here in New Hampshire. The audience will be over 50 yrs in age and I am presuming with minimal backpacking experience but some day hiking experience (though nothing can be truly assumed). I plan to show some power point slides of my AT thru hike and perhaps other places as well.
What material would you suggest be covered in this time frame?
Here are my current thoughts:
Is long distance hiking for you? do day trips and weekend/overnight trips to find out.
pace
gear (plan to only give some general feedback and not recommend specific tents, backpacks, boots etc.)
challenges and rewards
planning
food
I need to fill 90 minutes or so, thus anything else to cover? how much time on the slides? and any other thoughts appreciated.
David