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Using outdoor therapy as a treatment for PTSD, seven bicyclists embarked on a 3,700-mile journey from Washington, D.C., to Washington State.

Do you have what it takes to participate in our Warrior Hike Challenge? Join us Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 27, beginning at 7 a.m. at El Capitan County Preserve, where you can pick your distance: Boot Camp (2 miles), Recon (6 miles) and Warrior (11+ miles) levels. Have fun and get a great workout while hiking alongside and paying tribute to our local active duty and retired military personnel!Free and no RSVP or check-in required due to this temporary new format. All ages were welcome.Hikers should bring ample water (1+ gallons for Warriors), and wear sturdy hiking boots. Sunscreen, s...

The appalachian trail before he went off to business school. he complete that long walk with a buddy and raised money for wounded veterans. what he discovered with each step and with each breathtaking view was that it helped him process his time in combat. so in 2013, he started warrior hike so that other combat veterans to walk off their wars too. no matter where a veteran's journey ends, along the trail or at the final mile marker, that chance to walk and think gives them the strength to begin a new phase of their lives feeling stronger, centered, and with their eyes focussed on the path in ...

Kolbin finished his tour he decided to hike all the miles of the appalachian trail before he went off to business school. he raised money for wounded veterans. what he discovered with each step and with each breathtaking view was that it helped him process his time in combat. so in 2013, he started warrior hike so that other combat veterans to walk off their wars too. no matter where a veteran's journey ends, along the trail or at the final mile marker, that chance to walk and think gives them the strength to begin a new phase of their lives feeling stronger, centered and with their eyes focus...

>> all three of my combat deployments were intense. there was no time to cope. >> i decided to hike the appalachian trail because it had been a dream of mine growing up. i saw it as a personal challenge. but about two-thirds of the way i realized i was processing all these experiences that i had put away and knew that there were other combat veterans that needed to do that. the warrior hike provides veterans with all the equipment and supplies they need to complete the long distance hike. it is just like a deployment but instead of going to fight a war, your mission is to be a civilian again. ...