Zen on the Trail

Discover how hiking can be a kind of spiritual pilgrimage — calming our minds ,   enhancing our sense of wonder ,  and deepening our connection to nature . Evoking the writings of Gary Snyder, Bill Bryson, and Cheryl Strayed,  Zen on the Trail  explores the broad question of how to be outside in a meditative way. By directing our attention to how we hike as opposed to where we’re headed, Ives invites us to