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A collection of links to newspaper articles written about our hiking. Pacific Crest Trail Word of our PCT trek made the local news. A couple of the local newspapers have published articles. We also were interviewed by the local programming TV station (CTV30) . The interview was shown multiple times for 2 weeks. The interview was only 15 minutes long, but was a lot of fun. We have also given presentations at a local REI store, Sunrise Mountain Sports, and local libraries. The response has been pretty good. Published Sunday, October 15, 2000 in the Valley Times
Pair find message from Pleasanton in unlikely place Published Monday, August 06, 2001 in the Tri-Valley Herald
Pleasanton Couple Makes Once-in-a-Lifetime Trail Trek Published Thursday, May ?, 2001 in the Independent Continental Divide Trail We had a couple more articles after our CDT hike. And a few presentations in the local library. We weren't home long before we left for the AT. Thursday, January 30, 2003 - 5:27:07 PM MST
by Mick Mitchell Appalachian Trail We gave only two presentations on our AT hike. The first audience was mostly friends who had seen presentations on the PCT and CDT. The second presentation was to Troop 911, the Boy Scout troop where Ken got started hiking. They also had seen presentations on the PCT and CDT. Triple Crown Hikes Word has spread pretty quickly about our finishing the Triple Crown. Most people want to hear about all three hikes rather than the AT. We are doing presentations for the Sierra Club, REI, Sunrise Mountaineering, local classrooms, of course at the library, and other places. Here are the newspaper articles written about our Triple Crown achievements. We also got a commendation from the local city council! Pleasanton Couple Treks 'Triple Crown' of Trails Published Saturday, November 1, 2003 in the Independent
Pleasanton hiking couple to share tales from the trail Published Monday, November 24, 2003 in the Tri-Valley Herald
Published Friday, June 4, 2004 in the Pleasanton Weekly.
Couple Has Logged Over 9,000 Miles Along U.S. Trails Published in February 2005 in the Independent Magazine. American Discovery Trail Film clip of our Today Show appearance from Pt Reyes on the morning of 10/15/2005. (Quicktime format)
Two articles were written when we finished the American Discovery Trail that caught the imagination of the world. We were overwhelmed with comments, emails, and responses to articles written by Martin Griffith of the Associated Press and David Charter for the London Times. It seems the AP article was picked up by newspapers nationwide and the London Times article was translated into many languages and printed worldwide. An earlier version of the article was published when we left Carson City, NV. A Slovenian Translation (I think) added to the fun.
Several other news articles were written based on these 2 articles, our web site, and our trail journals. National Examiner School paper
Several interviews were published in local newspapers as we passed along the trail: Cape Henlopen, DE several Kansas cities Council Bluffs, KS Colorado Springs, CO - Step by Step Forresthill, CA - Linked to History
We did several local interviews after completing the trail Tri-Valley Herald - In a League of Their Own Oakland tribune - School Walking program Library talk Sun Valley, Idaho's Mountain Express - Crossing the Country Wood River Journal - Trekking Thru Retirement Twin Falls, Times News
We even got a commendation from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
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