Strong Girls Travel: AJ’s Steps at Great Smoky Mountains

WHERE: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina & Tennessee)

WHO: AJ & her dad

WHAT: When AJ lets her anxiety of crowded places stop her from asking the Visitor’s Center Ranger her questions, the lessons she learns on the trail teach her to test her steps before trusting them.

Strong Girls Travel: AJ’s Adventure at Indiana Dunes

WHERE: Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana

WHO: AJ & her favorite cousin, Charlie

WHAT: AJ has to choose between her Grumpy Plan and being okay with her cousin’s choice of activities for the weekend.

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Strong Girls Travel: AJ’s Plans at Mammoth Cave

WHERE: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

WHO: AJ & her grandparents

WHAT: When a winter storm interrupts her plans to explore, AJ has to choose between disappointment and being flexible.

Strong Girls Travel: AJ’s Birthday at Congaree

WHERE: Congaree National Park, South Carolina

WHO: AJ & best friend, Max

WHAT: AJ and Max share a birthday, but struggle to compromise with what they each want to do at the park.

Strong Girls Travel: AJ’s Connection at New River Gorge

WHERE: New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia

WHO: AJ & her Aunt E

WHAT: Aunt E loves her old music and vintage technology. But AJ wants to convince her new is better—even at one of the oldest rivers in the world.

Why Strong Girls Travel Books?

  • the ONLY national park-centered kids’ book series with a girl main character

  • fiction stories based in real-life places you & your family will recognize

  • beautiful photo-based illustrations designed and drawn by Drew Clark @drewtolifedesign

  • my own real adventure photos in the back

  • Adventure Checklist included with each book, creating a scavenger hunt of places for you & the family to discover

  • illustrations that make the park the star, reminding us that nature is inclusive and accepting of ALL who adventure!

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Looking for a workbook to help you redefine yourself?

I wrote this book as part memoir, part workbook, for anyone else looking to redefine their identity, inner dialogue, activities, and relationships.

Read as a story or use the workbook at the back to journal along with prompts, challenges, questions, and activities to help you set the parameters on your new outlook.

Great for anyone going through a life change that has made you question everything.

Need a great place to keep track of all your adventure lists & recommendations?

I got tired of the scraps of paper with people’s park recommendations, winery visits, bookstore stops, and coffee shop suggestions.

So I created a journal where it could all be kept in one place! It’s hardcover, so it travels well in my car door.

Great gift idea for yourself, your adventurous friend, weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries!

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