Solemates - Lessons on Life, Love & Marriage from the Appalachian Trail

What happens when a middle-aged couple with no previous backpacking experience, decides to put both themselves and their fourteen year marriage to the test and spend six months hiking the 2,175-mile long Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in one continuous hike?

Will their motto of “Quitting is not an option” be a blessing or a course? Will the trials of living in the wilderness bring them closer together or become a recipe for marital disaster?

Travel with Georgia “Mom” Harris and Randy “Windtalker” Motz as they learn to overcome their own personal weaknesses and capitalize on each other’s strengths; and in doing so, gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to make and keep a marriage strong. Through their stories, and those of other couples who were part of their thru-hiking family, come life-changing insights gained from the unique challenges and rewards of being together and pursuing a dream twenty-four hours a day for six months.

"Solemates" is not a daily chronicle of trail life but rather a candid, introspective and sometimes humorous look into the range of emotions experienced during the pursuit of such a life-changing adventure. It is a warmhearted journal depicting lessons in perseverance, human nature, love, compassion, understanding, and teamwork. With every footstep, and along every mile were victories and defeats that helped birth a totally new perspective on what is truly important in life.

Not just for hikers, "Solemates" is for any couple looking to strengthen their relationship and better understnd each other. The lessons learned on the trail are lessons every couple can use in their life together.