By 2015 Brodie had hiked the Foothills Trail five of six times. A seventy-six-mile long trail that meanders through the foothills of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This hiker discovers that thinking is inseparable from hiking and that our natural world is an escape from humanity. Four solo hikes and two in company makes for some great stories hiking and even canoeing along the Foothills Trail. Hike five's twenty mile days, over hills, through downpours and over flooded rivers is the canvas for all six hikes. Time, strategy and a euphoric view of forests and trees mingle in the pages of this book. Because of the author's employment with the State of South Carolina, this book unfortunately is not available to be purchased by South Carolina state government agencies or entities of any affiliation with, for resale or displayed in SC State owned facilities for the purposes of resale, marketing or advertising, unless otherwise deemed lawful through legal and/or proper channels.