Leonard M. Adkins

Leonard M. Adkins, referred to as “The Habitual Hiker,” has hiked more than 19,000 miles in backcountry areas of the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean. He has thru-hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail five times, traversed the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico, followed the Pacific Northwest Trail through Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and walked Canada’s Great Divide Trail. Other long-distance journeys include Vermont’s Long Trail, West Virginia’s Allegheny Trail, and the Ozark Highlands Trail in Arkansas. His adventures in Europe include a trek of the Pyrenees High Route from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean along the border of France and Spain and an exploration of Iceland’s interior.