Read our tips for hiking as a couple combined with relationship insights gleaned from the trail. Check out our favorite trips to the mountains, waterfalls, or the beach.
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Meet Seth & Loral
We’ve been hiking together for eight years now. When we aren’t on the trail, Seth and Loral love being together. They are a second-chance couple, who were blessed to meet and marry in midlife. They knew they were meant to be together by their third date (on a hike), when they discovered that they both had served as divorce care leaders. Less than 100 days later, in September 2014, they were married. Today they are marriage mentors at their church and they keep their relationship strong with short walks and longer jaunts—with God at the center of their relationship.
See Loral’s writing about capturing summer adventures in Our Story Magazine, available here!
Loral is an editor for this no-ad, tabletop keepsake magazine, which includes her column, “Write to Inspire.” The publication also includes original photography, inspirational fiction, poetry, journal prompts, practical life application articles, recipes, projects, gift ideas, plus featured women in small business.
On the Blog:
Hike Like a Goat: Part 2—Center of Gravity
Hike like a Goat A 7 Part Skills Series Part 2—Center of Gravity This 7 part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind with all of its timidness and tentativeness. In...
Hike Like a Goat: Part 1—Plan to Fall
Hike Like a Goat This 7 part series came out of a conversation that my Honey and I had about being sure footed on the trail. She wanted to leave the fear of falling behind with all of its timidness and tentativeness. In other words she wanted to Walk Like a Goat. When...
Hike Like a Goat—a Skills Series
Practicing "trail goat" skills Have you ever had a conversation with someone and realized that you can’t explain how or why you do what you do? I found myself in just such a conversation of our first all day hike. We had hiked 4.5 miles up to Weser Bald with some good...
18 Keys to Better Balance On The Trail
Using your arms with slightly bended knees leaning a bit forward are all ways to be better balanced on the trail! I (Loral) have always struggled with being a prone to tripping—even on a city sidewalk. When I first moved to Chicago years ago and got places...
Lessons from the Fire
Lessons from the fire What can we learn about life from rebuilding a fire that has nearly gone out? Do the steps to rebuild a fire sound similar to the steps you can take to rekindle passion for your spouse, your church, your job or an abandoned hobby? I’ve spent many...
The Joy I Feel When He Builds a Fire
A lovely romantic fire on Christmas Eve Honey's Perspective The first time I (Loral) saw my Hiker build a fire in the woods was mind boggling. Here are several things I felt—and still feel every time! Where am I and what year is it?I felt like I had been transported...