{"id":7462,"date":"2018-01-30T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/?p=7462"},"modified":"2018-01-30T09:00:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:00:28","slug":"talks-by-trailmaster-john-mckinney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/talks\/talks-by-trailmaster-john-mckinney\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks by John McKinney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Inspiration for the Great Trail We Call Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When John McKinney says, \u201cTake a hike,\u201d people do.<\/p>\n<p>Willingly. With smiles on their faces.<\/p>\n<p>The Trailmaster\u2019s unique insights, gained from the natural world and the \u201creal world,\u201d teach, inspire and entertain.\u00a0Along with suggesting we all \u201ctake a hike\u201d (in the most positive and encouraging way of course!), John shares heartwarming and hilarious tales of his trails across California and around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Organizations that ask John McKinney to share his trails and tales include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corporations, Nonprofits, Schools, Associations<\/li>\n<li>Health and Wellness<\/li>\n<li>Conservation, Parks, Outdoors<\/li>\n<li>Hikers and Trails<\/li>\n<li>Faith-based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About John McKinney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author and hiking expert John McKinney, aka The Trailmaster, has written a thousand articles and more than 30 books about hiking including <em>Hiking on the Edge: Dreams, Schemes and 1600 Miles on the California Coastal Trail<\/em> and <em>Hiking the Holy Mountain: Tales of Monks and Miracles on the Trails of Mount Athos, Greece<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7465\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"nz-single-image nz-clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JM_head_int_lo_res.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[gallery-zAER]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7465\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JM_head_int_lo_res-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"John McKinney inspires audiences with his talks, including &quot;Hiking the Holy Mountain&quot; and &quot;Getting Back on the Nature Trail&quot;\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JM_head_int_lo_res-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/JM_head_int_lo_res.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John McKinney inspires audiences with his talks, including &#8220;Hiking the Holy Mountain&#8221; and &#8220;Take a Hike, Change Your Life&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For 17 years, John served as the Los Angeles Times Hiking Columnist. The intrepid Eagle Scout the only one to hike and write about all 278 California state parks, and to solo hike the entire California coast.<\/p>\n<p>John has served on the board of the American Hiking Society, trained hike leaders for the Leukemia &amp; Lymphoma Society\u2019s \u201cHike for Discovery\u201d program, and been a longtime supporter of the California State Parks Foundation and Boy Scouts of America.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Heart and Soul of Hiking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John McKinney has spent much of his career studying and gaining an understanding of the benefits of hiking\u2014on and off the trail\u2014as well as what motivates and inspires hikers and would-be hikers. John\u2019s time on the trail, meeting park rangers and hikers from all over the world, as well as field research for his many books have combined to enable him to educate people on our crucial need to connect with nature.<\/p>\n<p>Trailmaster John McKinney has been featured or interviewed in major publications and media from the Los Angeles Times to NPR, and appeared on numerous regional talk shows and news programs. Many people\u2014hikers and not\u2014credit John\u2019s talks, articles, books, blogs and web site, TV and radio appearances with inspiring them to hit the trail to a better life, reconnecting with nature and making positive and lasting changes in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>As John explains his mission, \u201cI\u2019ve hiked a lot of life trails\u2014happy and sad, easy and challenging and, frankly, more than one path to nowhere. What I\u2019ve learned I want to share. \u00a0Take a hike, and change your life!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>John McKinney\u2019s Talks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrailmaster.com\/talks\/hiking-the-holy-mountain-talk-by-john-mckinney\/\">Hiking the Holy Mountain<\/a> (Keynote, adjustable length)\u00a0John was compelled by extraordinary events to live through\u2014then write about\u2014an odyssey that took him to a remote monastery on Mt. Athos, Greece. \u201cHiking the Holy Mountain\u201d tells the story of two treks around a monastic kingdom where no woman has set foot for a thousand years, encounters with a colorful cast of Greek monks, and a series of miraculous events that took place on\u2014and off\u2014the Holy Mountain. This spiritual adventure is one of the all-time best tales of adoption, a glorious\u2014and sometimes hilarious\u2014story of faith and family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a Hike, Change Your Life<\/strong> (Keynote, adjustable length)\u00a0John reveals how time in nature can benefit us in body, mind and soul, as well strengthen us in our most important relationships. Participants enjoy John\u2019s heartwarming\u2014and laugh out loud\u2014tales from the trail as John shares his unusual profession and life as a hiker. The Trailmaster has solutions and cures for the alarming rate of \u201cNature Deficit Disorder\u201d that affects so many kids and adults.\u00a0A key deliverable is John\u2019s \u201cTen Essentials for Hikers,\u201d inner qualities and directions that help us on the trail and off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Book John McKinney Now For Your Next Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meeting and event planners love working with John because he\u2019s professional, dependable, and always engages his audiences with the right mix of inspiration, information, humor and real-world insight. Contact us (<a href=\"mailto:Cheri@TheTrailmaster.com\">Cheri@TheTrailmaster.com<\/a>) or call 805-845-7102 for more information and John\u2019s availability. Be sure to ask about special discounts on John\u2019s books.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspiration for the great trail we call life from speaker John McKinney aka The Trailmaster. 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