Susan Alcorn

In: Humor, Sports, Women

I'm a hiker, backpacker, traveler,

author, and publisher. After I started backpacking, I decided to find out about other women who backpacked. That led to "We're in the Mountains Not over the Hill: Tales and Tips from Seasoned Women Backpackers," which supports women exploring the rewards and challenges of the wilderness.

After hiking across Spain on the Camino de Santiago (2001), I decided to learn more about the ancient trail and then wrote "Camino Chronicle: Walking to Santiago."

Since that time, I've hiked hundreds of miles in France, Spain, and Portugal on pilgrimage routes. Seeing a country on foot allows you to really see it in a way that a "Five countries in five days," does not. It's also a much less expensive way to travel!

When I'm not traveling, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where I can enjoy the abundant hiking trails, great music, amazing restaurants, and good weather.

Going on book tours is great because I get to go to interesting places and share my passion for travel and long-distance hiking. I love doing presentations -- especially when there's time to meet people who share my interests!