Bethany Hughes
Bethany Hughes has over 20,000 miles under her feet and more than 20 years of writing, recording, and sharing human powered adventures with followers across the globe. She grew up as a third culture kid, climbing in the Andes of South America and the jungles of the tropics. While earning her BA in Institutions & Policy in the Oxbridge Honors Program at William Jewell College, she worked summers as a Philmont Ranger for the Boy Scouts of America. Preparing for her first thru-hike, the Pacific Crest Trail, she worked for Alaska Icefield Expeditions dog sled teams in Tongass National Forest along Alaska’s Inside Passage. For the past 12 year she has focused on planning and pursuing the Her Odyssey Expedition and mission. She is currently writing a memoir series about Her Odyssey. Trails Hiked: • 2021 Great Divide Trail, Canada • 2019 Continental Divide Trail, USA • 2018 Qhapaq Ñan, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador • 2016 Greater Patagonian Trail • 2014 Tamang Heritage Trail, Nepal • 2012 Colorado Trail • 2010 Pacific Crest Trail, USA • 2008 West Highland Way, Scotland • 2007 Pembrokeshire Coast Path, Wales
