Meet THe LONgwalker
Keith's upbringing in Newton Center, Massachusetts may surprise some, given his affinity for the outdoors and his "Mountain Man" persona. However, his early involvement in the Scouting movement and exposure to the writings of Henry David Thoreau from neighboring Concord set him on an irreversible path. After completing high school, he briefly attended college for a year and a half before transferring to what he affectionately referred to as FFU, or Far Flung University.
Over the course of the next eight years, Keith embraced a nomadic lifestyle of longwalking, relying solely on “shanks pony” (one’s two legs) and a backpack as he traversed the globe. Six of those years were dedicated to venturing deep into the wilderness strongholds of North America, hiking the Appalachian Trail, and exploring the untamed landscapes of our country's National Parks and Forests. The remaining two years were spent embarking on extensive journeys throughout Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Eventually, Keith chose to reintegrate into a more settled and traditional academic pursuit. He obtained his BS in Environmental Biology and MST in Environmental Studies before unearthing his true calling: teaching what John Muir eloquently referred to as "The Gospel of Nature."
Keith is an experienced educator with 29 years of teaching Ecology and Environmental Science at the secondary level. For 24 years, he taught at the High Mowing School in Wilton, NH, focusing on Natural History, Wilderness Survival, and developing the interdisciplinary Naturalist Program. Additionally, he has taught Natural History and Wilderness Survival at the university level for 10 years. Keith's primary goal is reconnecting youth with nature and fostering a meaningful relationship with the natural world. Currently, he writes to inspire a broader audience to embrace a more natural lifestyle in education, while pursuing his own wild adventures both locally and globally with an emphasis on longwalking, rites of passage, and the brilliance of Henry David Thoreau.
Now retired from formal teaching, he resides in the wilds of the Monadnock Region of New Hamshire. He lives a Hobbits Life (time in Nature, Adventure Travel, & Writing) with his wife and adventurer companion Andrea and has three wonderful children and four grandchildren.
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