“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” John Muir
My name is Emma Herman-Smith and in August 2014 I will begin the walk of a thousand miles, raising money for Paddlers for Life UK and the John Muir Trust along the way.
With somewhat more than the fabled ‘twist of tea and hunk of bread’, I will follow in the footsteps of Scottish-born American naturalist John Muir who, in 1867, walked from Jeffersonville, Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico on a ‘floral pilgrimage’. At Cedar Keys, where he sailed on to Cuba, I will continue on to Sarasota to take part in the International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission’s Dragon Boat Festival – ‘A Celebration of Life’.
How you can help :
Donate at : http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/a-thousand-mile-walk
Accommodation – email me at walking@phonecoop.coop if you can offer me a place to stay or other support at any point on the journey.
Promotion – the more publicity I can get for this walk the more money I’ll be able to raise – please email me if you can help.
The John Muir Trust is dedicated to protecting wild places for people and for wildlife. It owns and cares for some of the UK’s finest wild land including Ben Nevis, Schiehallion and part of the Cuillin on Skye http://www.jmt.org
Paddlers for Life UK is the founding group of a national network of breast cancer dragon boat teams. Within their framework, dragon boat paddling is inclusive and participatory, contributing to a healthy lifestyle for those diagnosed with breast cancer. http://www.paddlersforlife.co.uk
Emma Herman-Smith is an Edinburgh based artist whose practice encourages a stronger relationship with the local natural environment through collaboration, re-examination and participation. She is co-founder of Port Edgar Dragons – a PfL team based on the River Forth – and is a John Muir Trust member. A http://www.emmaherman-smith.com
Starting in Muir’s birthplace of Dunbar, East Lothian I will sail by cargo ship from Southampton to New York – this being the most environmentally friendly way to cross the Atlantic. From there I will travel by train to Jeffersonville and start walking…..
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