Experience Comes in Many Forms: Man takes 10 year hike on the Appalachian Trail
Professor completes lifelong dream, 10 year hike across the Appalachian Trail
Professor completes lifelong dream, 10 year hike across the Appalachian Trail
By Hayley Wood
John Phillips occupies a small corner office on the fifth floor of the library, but his path in life has taken him far beyond these confines.
Pictures of hiking trails and souvenirs adorn the walls and various maps can be seen sticking out of books and folders.
Edmon Low Library professor and head of the documents department Phillips said he always had a love for the outdoors and spent most of his life in Oklahoma as a Boy Scout.
Phillips attended OSU to get a bachelor’s degree in history then the University of Oklahoma for his master’s degree in library science.
At OSU, Phillips said he picked up a book about the Appalachian Trail, “Edward Garvey’s Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime.” He became interested in repeating Garvey’s approximately 2,000 mile hike.
John Phillips occupies a small corner office on the fifth floor of the library, but his path in life has taken him far beyond these confines.
Pictures of hiking trails and souvenirs adorn the walls and various maps can be seen sticking out of books and folders.
Edmon Low Library professor and head of the documents department Phillips said he always had a love for the outdoors and spent most of his life in Oklahoma as a Boy Scout.
Phillips attended OSU to get a bachelor’s degree in history then the University of Oklahoma for his master’s degree in library science.
At OSU, Phillips said he picked up a book about the Appalachian Trail, “Edward Garvey’s Appalachian Hiker: Adventure of a Lifetime.” He became interested in repeating Garvey’s approximately 2,000 mile hike.
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