“The Pursuit of Endurance” Author Jennifer Pharr Davis to Visit Tri-Cities

Speaker, author, hiker and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis will make a special visit to the Tri-Cities on Monday, July 1. The community is invited to join her at Trailhead Park, located at 525 Queensgate Dr. in Richland, at 5 pm for a hike up Badger Mountain. At 7 pm, she will present a lecture at Kennewick library, located at 1620 S. Union St. in Kennewick. Books, including her newest will be available for purchase.

An “engaging and electrifying” speaker, Pharr Davis has covered more than 14,000 miles of long distance trails on six different continents. She has claimed the overall (male or female) fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail covering the 2,185-mile distance in 46 days, 11 hours, and 20 minutes. She is the author of five books, including “The Pursuit of Endurance,” and has been featured on NPR, CBS, ESPN, and more.

Learn more at midcolumbialibraries.org.