Tag: Hiking

A Thru-Hiker’s Journey on the Pacific Crest Trail

August 11, 2025

 Join NCWF South Wake Conservationists Chapter as they welcome NCWF Conservation Coordinator, Luke Bennett, for a presentation about hiking. In 2024, Luke decided to run away from responsibilities and thru-hike the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail heading Southbound from Canada to Mexico. Along the way he experienced stunning landscapes, close encounters with wildlife (including a … More A Thru-Hiker’s Journey on the Pacific Crest Trail

Enthusiastic Response to “Hiking for Habitat” Presentation

March 12, 2023

Luke Bennett gave a fascinating visual and oral recreation of his journeys hiking both the Appalachian Trail and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in the South Wake Conservationists’ Chapter meeting at Bass Lake Park in Holly Springs on Thursday evening, March. 9. Local participants, joined by over fifty people online, thoroughly enjoyed it and were inspired by … More Enthusiastic Response to “Hiking for Habitat” Presentation